[kj] VERY, VERY, VERY OT, (and not that exciting, but hey, this is me here) Weird weather...!

[J E S T E R]

Well, true and false at the same time. Refraction angle depends on 
wavelength, so that splits the white light up. The rainbow is curved 
because, in order for an observer to see any particular color, the 
light must come in at a given angle. The projection of that is a cone, 
and the base of a cone is a circle. You only see half because the 
ground gets in the way (people in airplanes get to see whole circles) 
and the shadow of your head is at the center of the circle.


J E S T E R


On Aug 3, 2004, at 4:14 PM, peter.west410 wrote:

> Maybe those mushrooms he came across on the heath had something to do 
> with
> it........
>      No, it is actually impossible to see the end of a rainbow
> beeeeccaauuusseee A rainbow is  circular in shape (A complete 
> circle)So if
> it s a complete circle there cant be an end.
>     If you disagree please take it up with Jonny Ball (Think of a 
> number)
> because that's where I heard it.
>   P.S. I assume you meant bush ,as in plant.Not the other kind.But how
> inviting  would that be ,A lady sitting on Hampstead Heath with a 
> Rainbow
> originating from her bush................I gotta stop watching those
> movies........
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fatpotanga" <fatpotanga at SexMagnet.com>
> To: "The Gathering" <gathering at misera.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:55 PM
> Subject: [kj] VERY, VERY, VERY OT, (and not that exciting, but hey, 
> this is
> me here) Weird weather...!
>
>
>> Reading about lightening strikes (it's over humidity & general 
>> conditions
> I
>> believe. Oh, and the toilets a health hazard) & picnics got me a
>> wonderin'...
>> I was chatting with a mate yesterday and he mentioned that while 
>> having a
>> picnic on Hampstead Heath he'd actually seen the end of a rainbow, 
>> coming
>> out of a bush. You could wlak up to it and everything.
>> Bizarre, spaketh I, as I've seen one as well, again 
>> originating/ending in
> a
>> bush (I see a pattern...)
>> Mad as eggs as I thought it was impossible
>> It can't be that common so was wondering whether anyone else had seen 
>> one?
>> And did you find any of that there pixie gold...?
>>
>>
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