Buttercups: Mystery solved
Most of us will have played the game during childhood – hold a buttercup under your chin and if it glows yellow then it shows that you like butter – but how many gave a thought as why buttercups behave in this peculiar way when other flowers don’t? Well if it was a concern then worry no longer, as science has found the answer.
Researchers looking into the problem found that it is the anatomical structure of the buttercup that sets it apart from other flowers and allows it to reflect light so efficiently.
