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Why does a rainbow look so crisp and stationary if the rain is falling. It seems like it would cut in an out.
Why does a rainbow stay still while it's raining?
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There's a lot of rain. Think of it as a lot of megapixels in the image.
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whats actually important is the position of the sun relative to you, not the position of individual rain drops.
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ok that helps guys thanks for the answers.
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