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Can you reach the end of a rainbow?

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23 January 2022

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Can you reach the end of a rainbow?

Many a myth has been told regarding rainbows, but none as far-spread as the pot of gold at the end of the trail… So how do you reach that pot?

Well, you can’t. Before we look at the myth, we need to understand how rainbows actually form.

As a rainbow is simply a form of optical illusion, as you move around where light is reflected by the rain the view also changes.

No matter how, or where, you move the rainbow will always move further away making that pot of gold forever unattainable.

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