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๐ŸŒˆ The Rainbow Only Contains 72% of All Colors (youtu.be)
submitted 8 months ago by LeekWeek@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
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Did someone tell you rainbows contain all the colors? Well, that's not true! It is missing a whopping 28% of colors!๐ŸŒˆ

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[-] LeekWeek@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

No it does not. The rainbow has all wavelength within the visible spectrum. But not all colors. And yes, color is based on perception.

[-] MatFi@lemmy.thias.xyz 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yoy can filter out frequencies in the rainbow spectra in a way that it looks like any color..

[-] LeekWeek@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

You can do that with white light, but not in the rainbow, because the wavelengths are spatially already separated. So you would also have to combine them again.

[-] MatFi@lemmy.thias.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

True it is...

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