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Re: CHAT: Orange

From:Andy Canivet <cathode_ray00@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 12, 2002, 18:31
On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:41:40 +0100, And Rosta <a-rosta@...> wrote:

>Herman says: >> "Violet" is a bit of a gray area. > >For me, it's a bit of a purple area. > >--And.
LMFO... I remember in my perception class the instructor said something about colours at that end of the spectrum (the purple end) not actually existing at all - perceptually, purple is a mix of red and blue light, but red and blue are at opposite ends of a linear spectrum... I think he said in the same lecture that instead of three types of cones, many species of fish have four, five, or six types of colour cones in their retinas... I wonder what sort of colour words a species of "fish people" would produce? none probably, I suppose it's hard to articulate spoken language underwater without everything sounding like "glub" Andy

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