The 42° Rule
Rainbows always appear at a 42-degree angle opposite the sun. The universe apparently agrees that 42 is the answer.
Nature's victory lap after every rainstorm. Here's the full spectrum of what we know.
Rainbows always appear at a 42-degree angle opposite the sun. The universe apparently agrees that 42 is the answer.
No two people ever see the exact same rainbow. Each one is rendered custom, just for your eyeballs.
Every rainbow is a full circle — the ground just gets in the way. Pilots see the whole ring from the sky.
Bright full moons can make nighttime rainbows. They look ghostly white because your eyes can't catch the color in dim light.
The end of the rainbow moves as you do, so the pot of gold remains, regrettably, unclaimable. We checked.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet — though indigo mostly got in because Newton liked the number seven.
Dogs see fewer colors than we do — mostly blues and yellows — which means every dog sees their own exclusive remix of the rainbow. Iconic behavior.