2007-07-18 17:57:02 · 19 answers · asked by riana68 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Actually, you can't go through a rainbow. Rainbows are not things they are refracted light. Think of it as the same kind of a thing as a mirage. A mirage does not exist as a thing it's an optical effect that's why you can never get to a mirage. They "vanish." Rainbows are the same kinds of things. They are optical effects and if you saw a plane moving toward a rainbow, the people in the plane would not see the rainbow because it was not really where you were seeing it. Rainbows are caused by drops of water reflecting and refracting light rays.
2007-07-18 18:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by William D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is because a rainbow is created when water particles in the atmosphere break up white light into all seven colours of the rainbow, so therefore rainbows are not solid and only a effect of the light so nothing can be damaged or effected going through a rainbow.
2007-07-19 01:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rainbow is light shining on water (moisture) that stays in the air, perhaps during a rain shower. People see them from different angles. Therefore, the aircraft is not really passing through a tangible object that could affect the path or direction as it passes. The answer to your question is no. Many feel they have a spiritual meaning dating back to Noah and The Ark.
2007-07-19 01:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by deedotscott 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rainbow is not at a set physical location, it simply appears as a convergence of refractions of light at certain wavelengths. If you move around, the rainbow will appear to move with you. This being the case, nothing happens when an aircraft appears to fly through a rainbow (apart from getting a bit wet from the water vapor)
2007-07-19 01:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by MooseBoys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rainbow is something like a shadow of the raindrops.Shadows cannot have any effect on aircrafts.
2007-07-19 04:14:22 · answer #5 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not pass through a rainbow. A rainbow is simply the refraction of light through water droplets.
2007-07-19 14:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by YubNub 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cannot pass "through" a rainbow. A rainbow is an arc that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and is formed opposite the sun by refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in rain drops. It is a mirage of sorts and does not actually exsist in one place.
2007-07-19 01:01:10 · answer #7 · answered by calired67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No effect at all; a rainbow is caused when sunlight passes through water droplets in the atmosphere and is broken up into its individual colors.
2007-07-19 01:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by synopticobserver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rainbows are not a physical object. It is light being refracted through water vapor and is seen at different places as the observer stands in different places. So no there is no effect.
2007-07-19 01:01:09 · answer #9 · answered by I have 0 characters to work with 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there isn't. Since a rainbow is nothing but a reflection of light on the moisture in the air, it wouldnt have any physical effect.
2007-07-19 01:00:58 · answer #10 · answered by no i don't envy usa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋