Does anybody know? I've never seen one, but hey...there's a lot of things I've never seen.
2006-09-20 18:31:03 · 14 answers · asked by Charly 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I've seen a triple rainbow.
You need a big expanse of sky and a fairly flat area of ground (city) that doesn't get in the way
And you need some clarity of light - difficult in the rain
And you need to make a wish :)
2006-09-20 19:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have once seen a triple high up in the mountains. I only saw a small part of the third bow where it was against a dark back ground.
You can have any number of rainbows, but as the number increases so they get fainter.
2006-09-21 01:46:28 · answer #2 · answered by Stewart H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. I've seen double rainbows and both looked extremely clear. I can see entirely all the 7 colors in them.
But triple. it could happen, probably the 3rd rainbow would be too remote to be visible.
2006-09-21 05:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by marionette_presto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There are only two internal reflection patterns inside a water droplet that give rise to useful dispersion. There is, however, an interesting phenomenon called a "glory". If you are in an airplane, flying not too high over clouds, such that the airplane casts a visible shadow on the clouds, you will see pale bands of color surrounding the shadow.
2006-09-21 01:49:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, I've seen double rainbows
2006-09-21 01:33:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! Only two Primary and Secondary with reverse colour. The rain drops do have capability to do a third reflection
2006-09-21 02:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by evertalall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen one, either
2006-09-21 01:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by Sydney 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had heared about 7 & had seen only one in this june
2006-09-21 01:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by jahannvi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've seen one but don't know abt double & triple
2006-09-21 01:40:58 · answer #9 · answered by Sweety Tweety 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, and quadruple and quintuple. but every iteration gets fainter.
2006-09-21 01:33:47 · answer #10 · answered by special-chemical-x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋