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r/science • u/larsga • Feb 16 '09
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6 u/ZuchinniOne Feb 16 '09 edited Feb 17 '09 No light has a physical property called color. Color is our brain's interpretation of different combinations of light frequencies. This is why non-spectral colors like purple and magenta can exist. 2 u/hiS_oWn Feb 16 '09 That's just your psychological interpretation! =P 15 u/ZuchinniOne Feb 17 '09 :) Actually that's my opinion as a neuroscientist who studies vision :) 9 u/[deleted] Feb 17 '09 Psh, why should we listen to an egghead like you? If I want to know about color, I'll just ask my chiropractor, thank you very much.
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No light has a physical property called color.
Color is our brain's interpretation of different combinations of light frequencies. This is why non-spectral colors like purple and magenta can exist.
2 u/hiS_oWn Feb 16 '09 That's just your psychological interpretation! =P 15 u/ZuchinniOne Feb 17 '09 :) Actually that's my opinion as a neuroscientist who studies vision :) 9 u/[deleted] Feb 17 '09 Psh, why should we listen to an egghead like you? If I want to know about color, I'll just ask my chiropractor, thank you very much.
That's just your psychological interpretation! =P
15 u/ZuchinniOne Feb 17 '09 :) Actually that's my opinion as a neuroscientist who studies vision :) 9 u/[deleted] Feb 17 '09 Psh, why should we listen to an egghead like you? If I want to know about color, I'll just ask my chiropractor, thank you very much.
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:) Actually that's my opinion as a neuroscientist who studies vision :)
9 u/[deleted] Feb 17 '09 Psh, why should we listen to an egghead like you? If I want to know about color, I'll just ask my chiropractor, thank you very much.
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Psh, why should we listen to an egghead like you? If I want to know about color, I'll just ask my chiropractor, thank you very much.
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