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Why Are Soap Bubbles So Colorful?

Why are soap bubbles rainbow colored? Iridescence explained both by wave theory and QED (quantum electrodynamics).

Hi! I'm Jade. I'm an Aussie with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics. After three years and over 100 lab sessions, I realized I'm terrible at experiments. So now I make physics and maths videos on YouTube :) Check out my channel and subscribe if you like:

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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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