stackyFACTSIf you are lucky enough to see a double rainbow, look closely at the faint outer arch. Because the light bounces entirely twice inside the suspended droplets before exiting, the final spectral projection gets flipped upside down. The red sits aggressively on the inside instead of the outside.
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