Rainbow number of colour bands of a rainbow may therefore be different from the number of bands in a spectrum, especially if the droplets are particularly large or small. Therefore, the number of colours of a rainbow is variable. If, however, the word "rainbow" is used inaccurately to mean "spectrum", it is the number of main colours in the spectrum. The question of whether everyone sees seven colours in a rainbow is related to the idea of linguistic relativity. Suggestions have been made that there is universality in the way that a rainbow is perceived. However, more recent research suggests that
Rainbow, Victoria the Metropolis of the Mallee. Robert Riby owned and operated the first newspaper in Rainbow. He married Mary Anne Palethorp. Rainbow was part of the Dimboola Shire until 25 January 1995, when the shire was then united with the Lowan Shire. The town was the subject of an episode of the ABC television program, "Enough Rope", with Andrew Denton, on 31 July 2006. Rainbow was well known for its wheat growing. The silos still stand sentinel over the township and are visible for many kilometres before reaching the township. Many of the towns original settlers were of German descent and