精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上雨点的形状The shape of raindropABSTRACT The incorrect representation that raindrops are teardrop shaped is found nearly everywhere-from childrens books, to weather maps on the Weather Channel. About the only time raindrops possess the typical teardrop shape is when they run down a windowpane. In fact, high-speed photographs reveal that a large raindrops falling through the air exhibits a marked flattening on its lower surface and smoothly rounded curvature on its upper