What caused the reddish purple rain that came down today?

I think the purple rain was caused by Prince. Er, the artist formerly known as Prince. Or has he changed back to Prince? Oh, well, I'd blame him for Purple Rain.

it's the Illuminati, maaaaaaaaaaaaan


they're spraying poison in the skies, maaaaaaaaaaaaan

Stole my thunder again.

Was all the rain that came down that color, or was it raining for longer than that and it was only colored for 1 or 2 minutes?

Would love to see the photo!

I'd love to see it too. This happened in India a few years back. Some of it was gathered and studied. If you Google "red rain" you'll find incidents of it happening, news reports, and theories.

I must be getting good at this. I'll leave the next one for you. Promise.

Right Sozobe. A little evidence or even a newspaper link might help with context.

My wife was traveling about 70 mph. She would have traveled almost 2 miles in the time it was raining. It was raining only red rain from the time it started to the time she left the area of the rain. Other than the color it appeared as totally normal rain shower. How do I attach a picture?
Thanks

My understanding of most colored rain is that it is caused by pollutants in the atmosphere. This article goes into more detail:
http://www.helium.com/items/42088-what-is-red-rain

one question, how fast was your wife driving?

Red Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6BesY5Doec

aaah, it's a publicity campaign promoting a Prince/Peter Gabriel Comeback tour

OR an aircraft with a leaky toilet.

In response to the "red rain" in India, there were several prominent theories, the most intriguing of which have been de-bunked. Several scientists believed that it was cosmic dust of some sort from a passing asteroid. Along with that theory, some believed it to be an extra-terrestial form of microbial life.
Unfortunately, scientists are now withdrawing those claims and issuing statements which tell us that the red pigment came from some type of algae or moss.
I would like to know where this purplish color might be coming from though.

Yes, how unfortunate it wasn't an extra-terrestial form of microbial life. What a great opportunity to develope our immune systems.

I have applied my vast dowers of peduction and concluded it was gravity that caused it to come down. You may now close this thread.

Possibly from the oil spill as you know everything is recycled, nothing is destroyed. So that is the most logical explanation I could come up with