Why Are Soap Bubbles So Colorful?

181122 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Why are soap bubbles rainbow colored? Iridescence explained both by wave theory and QED (quantum electrodynamics).

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Want to know more? Here's where I found info for this video:

*Wave stuff*
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubble_colors.html
http://www.vias.org/physics/example_6_3_01.html
http://soapbubble.dk/english/science/the-colours-of-soap-bubbles/

*Particle stuff*
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter - Richard Feynman
https://www.amazon.com/QED-Strange-Princeton-Science-Library/dp/0691164096/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506627956&sr=8-1&keywords=QED
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