Son- "dad, why are rainbows curved?"
Dad- "wait 3 business days"
@jacobfarkas3916 Says:
I've never noticed that the colors were inverted on the 2nd rainbow! I've seen them probably 100 times and never noticed. I have seen 3rd rainbows a few times, but super faint.
@justinashton2161 Says:
We learned rainbows are in fact not gay.
@hoot1141 Says:
So no explanation on polarized lenses
@ngcastronerd4791 Says:
This might be one of your best videos to introduce people to science. Everyone has seen a rainbow. Everyone has played with a magnifying glass or a prism or seen someone do it. The concepts aren't too hard to grasp yet it touches on quantum mechanics, geometry and electromagnetism.
It's "the" video I use when I want to introduce friend or family to this channel.
@esmeraldo7887 Says:
why does the light bend down even more when exiting the sphere? the less dense air allows "faster" light right? wouldn't this reduce the angle? (talking about the light beam in the diagram that continues to the right - not that caustic). rad video - a petite masterpiece.
@SparcBR Says:
I'd like to know a bit how all this info was gather, organized and put in the video. It's mind blowing that so much information is put well together in nice animations.
@jyothirmai24 Says:
Easy to understand than studying from books
@300pingdog Says:
thing is if the wavelength is the main modified element then the higher energy the light it will slow down less???
@gooe9561 Says:
The rainbow is in your mind.
@samuelromero5786 Says:
What do you want?! 😭
@jaceylynmanning8633 Says:
15:14 YES!! THANK YOU! That was exactly what my question was. Most of the video I was like, okay but there are a ton of water drops so how does it create a UNIFORM arc?? I am so satisfied with the answer
@jaceylynmanning8633 Says:
14:28 LITERALLY how I react to this stuff 😂😂 AGHOHOHOHOHOH
@20erzet00 Says:
Son: "Why are rainbows curved?"
Father: "Subscribe to find out!"
@santunukumarpanda7604 Says:
Wanderful explanation. You are centre of your rainbow 😃.
@macgyver5108 Says:
15:35 42° "The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything"
@jakenorman1278 Says:
God created the rainbow after the great flood as a reminder of his covenant to us. Rainbows didn't exist before that time and neither does evolution
@sewallyoung1480 Says:
I guess it's true that we don't see rainbows while looking toward the sun but we see solar halos periodically and they are pretty cool too. The colors are not as vibrant but they are captivating to see nonetheless.
@stevedig886 Says:
As usual a wonderful video, with such a clear explanation. I watched the 3B1B video on refracton a while ago, which is a bit technicial, so this really added to that explanation. I just knew that rainbows were due to refraction, but never knew it is refraction plus reflection. Your explanation was full and thorough, without being too technicial. Also nice to see what are probably the 2 best channels on Youtube for using graphics and explaining maths & science working together.
@bucurflorica4451 Says:
❤❤❤THANK YOU! ❤❤❤
@joeshmoe8345 Says:
wow
@lyrictiana14 Says:
What I might ask is why you didn't use a sphere of water
@Exception.12 Says:
This man is a scientist ❤
@epicthemusicalfan20 Says:
1:13 RAINDROPS SUNLIGJT AND REFRACTION
anyone else watch blues clues growing up
no
I'll leave now
@stanlee2200 Says:
BC OUR PUPILS ARE ROUND..PLEASE NEXT TIME JUST TELL YOUR KID INSTEAD OF OVERCOMPLICATING THINGS TO MAKE MONEY
@seti_o Says:
That it belongs to the children !
@shnailgirl Says:
So I’m guessing that for larger/wider angle ones w a more complete arc (closer to a circle) that those r caused by droplets over a larger area/or altitude where either a cloud or fog etc is able to first bend the more concentrated light at a different angle, which is then refracted back at the viewer across a greater distance?
Or is it only that the change in altitude and composition is enough to alter the angle of approach? Even then, I’d b curious if the distance and size of drops could b what causes rainbows of fewer colors (when I think about seeing those they’re mostly red) because the refracted light has already dispersed so far from the vector, or even that if the composition of the air as a medium to get to the viewer is just right such that it interferes w/shifts the phase of already refracted light to slow it down to weaker/red wavelengths?
@AtlasUniverseHQ Says:
The visual effects here are amazing!
@TheCuriousbubbles Says:
Poor kids will NEVER get a normal answer😂! Must be the equivalent of being Gordon Ramseys kid and just wanting some chicken nuggets or scrambled eggs. 😅
@MrLmgg Says:
damnn boyy...
so the truth of rainbow bridge is fake???
@rolex853 Says:
God exist.
@GetMoGaming Says:
What _is_ reflection, anyway?
@johnsnow-be Says:
I have a master in physics. I've never seen an explanation this good of rainbows. In fact I've never seen one in a textbook. The explanation I know before came from wikipedia. One thing not mentioned: in the transmitted light you can also see a multicolored caustic. It's clearly visible in the part where you burn you finger LOL.
@LughZelcs Says:
Engagement to teach the algorithm!
@ThanhGiapthuyy Says:
Really enjoyed this!
@ThanhGiapthuyy Says:
Super entertaining!
@XcasiwbwPumphsu Says:
Learned a lot from this!
@PsiLvl20 Says:
Why do schools exist if Veritasium is right there? What it takes for school hours and hours to teach takes Veritasium less than 50 minutes. And Veritasium manages to teach better, even in so much less time.
@PsiLvl20 Says:
Best dad ever
@zeycus Says:
I implemented the thing with the sphere in Python, just for fun. It is SO beautiful!
@Cooldude67-g3h Says:
What?
@adam_wynne Says:
Amazing video, but damn that image of a brocken spectre NEVER fails heebie my jeebies 😰😂
@SocratesAlexander Says:
One of the Veritasium classic!
@AntiCringe-q9x Says:
one of the most absolutely beautiful videos ever created ...!!!
@Omniyexhnoblade Says:
Like the stuff, not like the sponsor
😅😅😅
@unknown546b Says:
my professor is showing this experiment to school students for years
@ShaneSimms-yo7ed Says:
bro made this video to explain a topic to what a six year old? that is wild
@joeschmo7145 Says:
The true rainbow, before it was hijacked by pop culture.
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