2024-12-01

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00:00 Common questions about rainbows

01:08 Light and Raindrops

08:36 What is a caustic?

09:10 How does a rainbow form?

13:27 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

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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