I’m almost 40 and I’ve only just found out that...

[SandunesAndRainclouds]

....the true reason you can never find the end of the rainbow is because they’re a CIRCLE!

Well, who knew?! Not me obviously.

I drove through a rainbow on the motorway. I was sad because both my dcs were asleep so I was the only one to see it, apart from the other people in their cars.
If you see a rainbow from an aeroplane they are circular.

I am sure I have driven through a rainbow - was ridiculously excited & obviously was concentrating on the motorway ...
The rainbow was on a very gentle bend on the motorway as the motorway straightened up I drove through it.
Happy for the physics to prove me wrong but I need serious explaination, as I am confident I went though it & left it behind me

I've seen the end of a rainbow too. I used to live in a 6th floor flat and the rainbow ended in the estate. I could see the end if the rainbow reaching the ground but people on the ground were just walking through it obliviously so presumably you can't see it when up close which is why you can never find the end if one! Don't get how they are circles?!?

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Noooooookoooooo

Ahhhhh makes sense now

41 next month, didn't know this either

My exdp was showing ds the other day that there is actually a "hidden" number 8 in a pack of cards 8 of diamonds, it took me bloody ages to see what he meant.
I am a bit scatty though.

Ah, I was just about to say that I have seen a full circle rainbow when I was on an airplane, but someone beat me to it.

I too have seen the end of a rainbow coming down into a field, driving to work many years ago. It had a golden aura and yes, it did feel magical!

Was sent a text the other day from friend in Surrey showing a double rainbow he was walking towards. Beautiful.

On a totally different tack, I am over 60 and only realised the other day that Finisterre - from the Shipping Forecast - which always sounds slightly exotic to me, actually means end of land.

I love that, despite the science and fact, we can still see the beauty and mystery in rainbows.

Now, has anyone seen a unicorn....?

This is really interesting. That last video is beautiful.

@maidenmother that video made me cry. I don’t know why, it just looked so beautiful, other worldly. And peaceful

Maiden that’s the best drone footage I’ve ever seen

The "toowhittoowoo" sound I thought owls made, is actually two owls. One says "toowhit" and the other "toowhoo"! Mind blown

I'm so glad it's not just me, Eatmycheese! Got a proper tear in the eye at that video.

Awesome!

Thank you so much for posting it, MaidenMotherCrone.

27 when I found out just now.

Thats amazing. AMAZING!!!!

The other thing I have noticed about rainbows is that the sky over them is a totally different colour to the sky under it.

I am in Ireland so have seen so many rainbows, i have even seen one, with a bigger one over it and a seperate straight line, just a big stripe on its own beside them.

I also have seen rainbows coming from the back of vehicles while driving behind them. Wooooo.

We saw one in Iceland over a waterfall, amazing sight.