You’re Probably Wrong About Rainbows

You probably don’t understand how a rainbow really works. Get a little smarter every day with Brilliant. Visit https://brilliant.org/veritasium to get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Special thanks to Mats Vermeeren. 00:00 Common questions about rainbows 01:08 Light refraction explained 09:10 How does a rainbow form? 13:10 Circular Rainbows 15:20 Why are rainbows arched? 17:46 Why can’t you see a rainbow with sunglasses? 19:01 Why is it brighter underneath a rainbow? 19:30 Complex Rainbows 24:06 Invention of the Cloud Chamber ▀▀▀ Join us on Patreon for early access videos, bonus content, and to support Veritasium! https://ve42.co/PatreonDE Patrons: Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Alexander Tamas, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Farbod Mansorian, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, Greg Scopel, I. H., John H. Austin, Jr., Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kirill Shore, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Matthias Wrobel, Meekay, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, Sam Lutfi, Spilmann Reed, TTST, Tj Steyn, Ubiquity Ventures, gpoly, john kiehl, meg noah, wolfee If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV ▀▀▀ References: https://ve42.co/RefsRainbows ▀▀▀ Directed by Pablo Rovetto and Derek Muller Written by Pablo Rovetto and Derek Muller Edited by Nick Lear and Trenton Animated by Mike Radjabov, Ivy Tello, David Szakaly, Emma Wright and Fabio Albertelli Filmed by Derek Muller Additional research by Gabe Bean and Geeta Thakur Produced by Pablo Rovetto, Derek Muller, Emily Zhang, Rob Beasley Spence and Tori Brittain Thumbnail contributions by Jakub Misiek, Ren Hurley and Peter Sheppard Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images, Storyblocks Music from Epidemic Sound


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