Rainbows, breath mints, handwriting

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Rainbows, breath mints, handwriting

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Nov 11, 2021

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Why do rainbows form in perfect arcs across the sky? Why does drinking water after eating a mint make the water feel so much colder in your mouth? Is handwriting hereditary?

Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

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Nov 11, 2021

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Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Lucy Smith and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers!

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