null-hypothesis.co.uk — A beam of white light is made up of all the colors in the spectrum. The range extends from red through to violet, with orange, yellow, green and blue in between. But there is one color that is notable by its absence. Pink (or magenta, to use its official name) simply isn?t there. But if pink isn?t in the light spectrum, how come we can see it?
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pyryAug 27, 2008
*elbow sex*
kyanAug 27, 2008
Whoa, that's a cool link! The first test, blew me away. I didn't expect it to be so obvious. Thanks.
Closed AccountAug 27, 2008
my spoon is too big :[
poetAug 27, 2008
LOL You should take some classes in human optics. Figure out how much of an idiot you look like by replying with that.
edmcguirkAug 27, 2008
I am quite familiar with the red green and blue receptors in the cones of the retina (along with the luminance information collected by the rods).And the colors and methods used in the print industry and later adapted to television were specifically designed to be most compatible with the color abilities of the eyes. Even though those colors were selected by trial and error without a thorough knowledge of the actual workings inside the cells of the retina.By matching the response of the eyes the colors are automatically reproduced in the brain the same way the eye would have actually seen the original object.
drgruneyAug 28, 2008
Your exactly right... it has everything to do with blind spot. I think that focusing on the black in the middle of the intense color with the contrast to the background wears out receptors and *creates* a color-blind spot.
ohcoasterAug 30, 2008
...tacos
secrityApr 3, 2009
Indigo is a blue-purple. Unwashed new Levi blue jeans are indigo. Violet is a light purple, which is getting close to invisible ultraviolet.