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"I split white light into seven colours. I reveal what was always there but hidden. I am a triangle that shows the secret of sunlight. What am I?"

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Take a moment to ponder before you face the answer...

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Answer: A Prism. A glass prism refracts white light, separating it into its constituent wavelengths — the visible spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These colours were always present in white light, just combined invisibly.

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