It’s related to the number of total internal reflections inside a raindrop. The 2nd rainbow is actually inverted, colour wise. The 3rd inverts again, and so is normal. Each reflection loses more light however, so it gets dimmer. 3 is the practical limit in the sky, with our eyes. In the lab version, at least 18 rainbows can be detected, even by undergraduate level students!
Ok this is crazy. I have a picture I took a few years ago of a double rainbow. Never noticed it was inverted, but I went to look and sure enough it is. Now I’m wondering how I didn’t notice before.
Triple? What does it mean?!
It’s related to the number of total internal reflections inside a raindrop. The 2nd rainbow is actually inverted, colour wise. The 3rd inverts again, and so is normal. Each reflection loses more light however, so it gets dimmer. 3 is the practical limit in the sky, with our eyes. In the lab version, at least 18 rainbows can be detected, even by undergraduate level students!
Ok this is crazy. I have a picture I took a few years ago of a double rainbow. Never noticed it was inverted, but I went to look and sure enough it is. Now I’m wondering how I didn’t notice before.
Water refracts light according to science!
Across the sky?
I really hope you’re kidding
It’s a reference
Original video
16 years ago. No wonder i didn’t get it!
This comment hurt a little :D
Sorry. If it helps, I was around 3,000 years ago… when we still used dial-up to access bbs’s
@PattyMcB @illi
Here? With the caliber of people I know? Almost certainly a joke.
We eat ignoramuses for lunch on the fediverse.
Triple rainbow, oh my gawd!