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Rainbow Alert
Cellphone app tells you when there's a rainbow and where it is. | |
You receive an audio notification (see link) that there's a
rainbow visible from where you are. You step outside,
look in
the direction indicated and enjoy.
The way it works is somebody seeing a rainbow pushes
"RAINBOW SIGHTED" on this app and touches a direction
on a
compass on the screen
indicating where it's located
relative to their vantage point.
The GPS, cell tower location calculates which direction
other
app users would look to see the rainbow from where
they are.
You could also have a message board attached so people
could comment on it. "Wow! Beautiful!", that sort of
thing. (All text messages don't have to be profound or
important.) You'd have a virtual crowd of people just
enjoying something simple and pretty together. Might be
nice in these divisive times, no?
Rainbow alert sound.
https://www.youtube...watch?v=5YT9_mnJrnA
[doctorremulac3, Jan 24 2017]
Five rainbows actually
https://what-if.xkcd.com/150/
As usual - there's a relevant XKCD. Gives a great rundown on rainbows before answering the write-in question. [Custardguts, Jan 25 2017]
(?) System overload.
http://visionity.co...d-bulls-520x400.jpg
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 25 2017]
[link]
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//touches a direction on a compass on the screen indicating where it's located relative to their vantage point. // |
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Psst. Doc - wherever you are, a rainbow is always in the same direction - directly opposite the sun. But note also that the app should only notify users who are near the original sighting, since rainbows tend to be fairly local. |
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But [+]. In fact, extend the App to cover other meteorological phenomena like sundogs, moonbows or circumzenithal arcs. |
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//Psst. Doc - wherever you are, a rainbow is
always in the same direction - directly opposite
the sun// |
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It obviously wouldn't send notifications to those
who wouldn't see anything. This would simply be
saying "Hey, everybody in this area. There's a
rainbow over there." |
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Same as somebody pointing, but this would notify
people inside who might otherwise miss it. |
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Is good yea? I like this one. Thought I'd get more
buns. Oh well. |
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Dear doc, My take on a rainbow alert is that there is
something magical about discovering things on your own.
With no help or outside direction. Sort of like mushroom
hunting. It's not the end result, the joy lies within the hunt.
It's all very zen, I know, but it's how I personally feel. |
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Now, if you could just do an app to pinpoint the end of one
so that that pot of gold might be acquired... |
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//there is something magical about discovering
things on your own.// |
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You wouldn't like if if somebody called and said
"Look
out your window, there's a beautiful rainbow!"? |
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Actually if it was a strange man speaking in a
breathy
low voice that might be less than enchanting. |
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Especially if it was nighttime. |
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Yeah, there would be definite circumstances that would
make that not ok. |
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Then there would be rainbow false alarms when jerks just
want to see me run out the door in my pj's for no apparent
reason. Oh yeah, I do that anyway...nevermind. |
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Yea, I think if horror movies have taught us anything
it's that you don't go to the window or outside
because somebody calls you on the phone. |
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I am going to send you a message: RAINBOW SIGHTED. Then when you look you will see a rainbow hot air balloon with a message BUY BUNGCO! And you will. |
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Actually a balloon would be more interesting than a rainbow,
you could just be honest and say "Hey! There's a big balloon
outside due north, go look at it!" |
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Double your money back guarantee if that ever happens. |
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