So at the end of the rainbow there’s an SUV? Well that sucks.
We received several storm photographs from readers Saturday, including one that depicted something that’s very, very rarely seen, especially in Southern California — the end of the rainbow. A reader, who has finally been identified as Jason Erdkamp of Lake Forest, took this photo while traveling north on the 241 Tollroad in northeast Orange County. Stefanie Sullivan, a forecaster for the National Weather Service, says she’s never seen the “end†of the rainbow, partly because there are so many buildings and other structures in Southern California. I haven’t, either. And I lived in South Florida for 5 years. South Florida is very flat, and the afternoon storm activity produces many rainbows. But I never saw the end of one.
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19 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.Dang. It figures it would be on a toll road! What chance do the rest of us have?
Maybe the SUV is filled with gold?
That’s really cool. The pot of gold would’ve been cooler, but it’s still really cool to see that.
An SUV is better than a gang of munchkins, which are often found OVER the rainbow.
I think the reason people don’t see the end of the rainbow because there is always a 42 degree angle of refraction between the sun and the viewer. In other words, 42 degrees around the shadow of your head would be a rainbow, so maybe I’ll suggest there’s something funky with this picture.
I have done some rainbow surfing. There are a few pictures where the “end” of the rainbow appears to be in front of the viewer but much more distant. I do not know.. I am not Richard Feynman.
I also have a REAL image of the end of a rainbow. I would post it on this site, but not sure how. If you can tell me how to post or want to see it, email me; rich1017@mac.com
Doug C, my initial response, too, was that it is not possible to be so close to the ‘end’ of a rainbow (a spray bow, yes). I’m wondering if the ‘rainbow’ is not actually refraction on the windscreen, with the apparent ‘end’ simply being an illusion. AFAICS, the rainbow actually continues all the way down the windscreen (but fainter).
I saw the end of a rainbow in a parking lot once. It was about 50 yards away. I don’t remember if it landed on an SUV though. I took a photo if you care.
I also saw one in New Mexico that ended in a valley. That was pretty cool.
The real tragedy is the unreported manslaughter on an unsuspecting leprechaun.
Here you go. The real one.
http://www.scooterattaboy.com/images/Beer_Store_Rainbow.jpg
Conclusive proof that leprechaun’s drive SUVs
Argh – I just edited my comment and accidentally apostrophised “leprechauns” – Please, please, hide me from the grammar Nazis…
I would not have thought this was optically possible. Seems like a pretty pointless thing to Photoshop though. Maybe pointlessness IS the point. Hmmm.
I still believe that Ronnie James Dio was at the end of Rainbow.
I have a picture of a B-52 at the end of a rainbow. Thought it was ironic.
I have seen a great many rainbows here in South Florida as well. Never seen the end of one like this-I’ve seen them end into the ocean or in a Sam’s Club parking lot…
see the pic here…
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=53686942&albumID=931203&imageID=21838311
rtr
Hmmm, that’s strange. I’ll chalk it up to optical illusion since rainbows are really circles and have no end.
Heh…
One of my ex girlfriends asked me when we were going to pass under a rainbow we saw over the road. She is now my ex-girlfriend.