I imagine that he is equating the spectrum back to the rainbow, where red is the 'top' of the visible arch when a single rainbow is seen from the ground.
Of course the outer ring from a double rainbow flips the order of the colours, but that's probably being needlessly pedantic.
I imagine that he is equating the spectrum back to the rainbow, where red is the 'top' of the visible arch when a single rainbow is seen from the ground.
Of course the outer ring from a double rainbow flips the order of the colours, but that's probably being needlessly pedantic.
Oh shit, I hadn’t thought of that! That would be more accessible to the uninitiated, which is his thing.