Science Buzz We're used to seeing rainbows in mist, but it turns out they appear in smoke as well. (Photo by Grover Schrayer)
Style Buzz As requested, here's a huge-ass list of really pretty rainbow hair. Perhaps this will inspire a BuzzFeed Labs hair dyeing party.
Street art and rainbows- what a perfect mix! Why yes, Baby Praying Mantis, everything IS better with rainbows.
Culture Buzz When most people ask for these items, they probably wouldn't say, “I'd like a rainbow-colored one, please.” But I can't help but think that many things are improved by rainbows. Don't you agree?
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/05/illegal-rainbows/
A graffiti artist wages revolution with rainbows.
This piece of art by Ryan Timm will punch you in the eyeballs, and then your eyeballs will say, “Harder.”
British artist Stuart Haygarth turned a staircase at the Victoria and Albert Museum into a real-life Rainbow Road using picture frames.
Roy G. Biv would like to buy you a tequila shot. Take it. (I assumed there was some sort of liquid chemical reaction-y thing [SCIENCE 000101!] in the bottom of each shot glass, but Rebecca points out that the liquid does actually seem to change color as it's poured. Can anyone explain?)
To prove that they've got their finger on the pulse of what's hip with the kids these days, Disney has released a promo for their upcoming Rapunzel flick parodying the Double Rainbow guy. “Double tower” just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?
This rainbow-photo-graph-with-scientific-explanation seems to be a trend on Reddit today. The Sperm Whale was going so fast, the low pressure air over it's body caused the water to condense thus creating the spectacular rainbow effect you see above it's body.
If you love rainbows as much as Bear does, you'll love this website. Turn any boring old website (BuzzFeed not included because it's not boring and also, see below) into a double rainbow phenomenon with a quick click of your mouse.
Stay in school, kids! If you don't, you may end up like this woman who believes that the refraction of sunlight through the water droplets in her sprinkler means there are some weird chemicals in her water. Can you imagine what would happen if she saw a double rainbow in that sprinkler water? hysteria!
I would watch this. Starring everyone's favorite rainbow-loving Yosemite, Bear.
Also, he's high. At least I hope he's high. It would certainly explain the tears of joy and the orgasm noises…
http://badassrainbows.wordpress.com
Who says rainbows are weak? You, sissy man? Well punch yourself in the throat, because Rainbows are FUCKING HARD CORE. You know who doesn’t think rainbows are pussy? Pink Floyd. Skittles. And oh yeah, GOD. So man up already and get with the rainbow. As if you have the stones.
Culture Buzz Because Gabourey Sidibe, bless her heart, ain't the only thing that's precious around here.
Rainbows: not as tasty as they look. [Editor's Note: Veronica barfs rainbows at the request of a BuzzFeed reader. See actually listens to the fans, not like that a-hole Ashton!]
“It looks like a rainbow that's been set on fire, but this phenomenon is as cold as ice … This particular arc spanned several hundred square miles of sky and lasted for about an hour, according to the London Daily Mail.” |via National Geographic|
Culture Buzz Let's create a haven on the Internet where people can go to feel uplifted and joyful. What are the best, happiest things you can think of? I'll start. Unicorns, obvs. Rainbows. Cupcakes. Children under 5. Drew Barrymore. Only happy comments, videos, and pictures are allowed on this page, please, and they must be posted with joy in your heart, otherwise it will be obvious to everyone that you're only pretending. All sarcasm will be taken literally. Hooray!
“Don't like the news? Cornify! Your Facebook friend sad? Cornify! On an ugly MySpace profile? Cornify!” Add a little sparkle to a dull browsing experience with the help of unicorns and rainbows.
See also: how to win my love forever. I'm really just posting this because the photos are mesmerizing. It's like there's a whole other world inside that cake, and I want to live there.
This lady thinks a rainbow showing up in her sprinkler is a sign that the government is putting chemicals in the water. And if you’ll buy that one, she’s got 49 more conspiracy theory videos in her YouTube channel.