diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index ed3c415..23e7965 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ impl Rgb {
     pub const fn to_tuple(self) -> (u8, u8, u8) {
         (self.0, self.1, self.2)
     }
+    pub fn to_float_tuple(self) -> (f32, f32, f32) {
+        (f32::from(self.0), f32::from(self.1), f32::from(self.2))
+    }
     // pub fn to_gamma_corrected_tuple(&self) -> (u8, u8, u8) {
     //     (
     //         GAMMA_CORRECT[self.0 as usize],
@@ -77,6 +80,37 @@ pub const RAINBOW: [Rgb; 7] = [
     Rgb(148, 0, 211), // V
 ];
 
+/// Merges a color by some factor
+pub fn merge_colors(from_color: Rgb, to_color: Rgb, factor: f32) -> Rgb {
+    let (from_r, from_g, from_b) = from_color.to_float_tuple();
+    let (to_r, to_g, to_b) = to_color.to_float_tuple();
+
+    // TODO: Do not use as u8
+    let r = ((to_r - from_r) * factor + from_r) as u8;
+    let g = ((to_g - from_g) * factor + from_g) as u8;
+    let b = ((to_b - from_b) * factor + from_b) as u8;
+
+    Rgb(r, g, b)
+}
+
+/// Builds a color ramp of length `length` of the (exclusive) bounds of `from_color` to `to_color`
+pub fn build_ramp(from_color: Rgb, to_color: Rgb, length: usize) -> Vec<Rgb> {
+    //let diff = i16::from(to_color) - i16::from(from_color);
+    let mut ret: Vec<Rgb> = vec![];
+    // for i in 1..=length {
+    //     ()
+    // }
+
+    // ret
+    // let (r_step,g_step,b_step) = (
+    //     (to_color.r - from_color.r).div_euclid(length),
+    //     (to_color.g - from_color.g).div_euclid(length),
+    //     (to_color.b - from_color.b).div_euclid(length),
+    //     );
+    // step = 255
+    ret
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/pattern.rs b/src/pattern.rs
index 8dbf662..e95cf6f 100644
--- a/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/src/pattern.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ pub mod collide;
 pub mod fade;
 pub mod moving_pixel;
 pub mod moving_rainbow;
+pub mod orb;
 pub mod solid;
 pub use collide::Collide;
 pub use fade::Fade;
 pub use moving_pixel::MovingPixel;
 pub use moving_rainbow::MovingRainbow;
+pub use orb::Orb;
 pub use solid::Solid;
 
 pub trait Pattern: std::fmt::Debug {
diff --git a/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs b/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs
index c8f3399..7da0ef2 100644
--- a/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs
@@ -2,23 +2,31 @@ use super::Pattern;
 use crate::color::{Rgb, RAINBOW};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::iter;
+//use std::collections::VecDeque;
+//TODO Use a VecDeque
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MovingRainbow {
     lights_buf: Vec<Rgb>,
     width: u8,
+    forward: bool,
 }
 impl MovingRainbow {
-    pub const fn new(width: u8) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(width: u8, forward: bool) -> Self {
         Self {
             lights_buf: vec![],
             width,
+            forward,
         }
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for MovingRainbow {
     fn step(&mut self) -> Result<bool, ()> {
-        self.lights_buf.rotate_right(1);
+        if self.forward {
+            self.lights_buf.rotate_left(1);
+        } else {
+            self.lights_buf.rotate_right(1);
+        }
         Ok(true)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
diff --git a/src/pattern/orb.rs b/src/pattern/orb.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..585f7b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pattern/orb.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use super::Pattern;
+use crate::color::Rgb;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Orb {
+    lights_buf: Vec<Rgb>,
+    color: Rgb,
+    center_width: u8,
+    backoff_width: u8,
+    total_width: u8,
+    bounces: bool,
+}
+impl Orb {
+    pub const fn new(color: Rgb, center_width: u8, backoff_width: u8) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            lights_buf: vec![],
+            color,
+            center_width,
+            backoff_width,
+            total_width: center_width + backoff_width * 2,
+            bounces: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl Pattern for Orb {
+    fn step(&mut self) -> Result<bool, ()> {
+        self.lights_buf.rotate_right(1);
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+    fn init(&mut self, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        // if num_lights < 1 || num_lights > 255 {
+        //     return Err(());
+        // }
+
+        // self.lights_buf =
+
+        // self.lights_buf = RAINBOW
+        //     .iter()
+        //     .flat_map(|&x| iter::repeat(x).take(self.width.into()))
+        //     .cycle()
+        //     .take(buf_length.into())
+        //     .collect();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn get_strip(&self) -> &[Rgb] {
+        &self.lights_buf
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 4c3da52..78e8375 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@ fn parse_cmd(tx: &Sender<strip::Message>, s: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
             let color = parse_color(c, c, c)?;
             change_pattern(tx, Box::new(pattern::Solid::new(color)))
         },
-        ["r"] =>change_pattern(tx, Box::new(pattern::MovingRainbow::new(4))),
+        ["r"] =>change_pattern(tx, Box::new(pattern::MovingRainbow::new(4, true))),
         ["r", w] => {
             let width = w.parse::<u8>().map_err(|_| String::from("Width could not be parsed"))?;
-            change_pattern(tx, Box::new(pattern::MovingRainbow::new(width)))
+            change_pattern(tx, Box::new(pattern::MovingRainbow::new(width, true)))
+            },
+        ["r", w, f] => {
+            let width = w.parse::<u8>().map_err(|_| String::from("Width could not be parsed"))?;
+            change_pattern(tx, Box::new(pattern::MovingRainbow::new(width, ["t", "T"].contains(f))))
             },
         ["b", r1, g1, b1, r2, g2, b2, r3, g3, b3] => {
             let left = parse_color(r1, g1, b1)?;