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Am red/green colour blind. A friend once asked me "so when you see a red ball, do you see the real red?"

My reply of "how the fook would I know?" didn't satisfy him.

Indeed, as the conversation continued and we talked about how some people physically cannot see the colour red at all, he was adamant that this would mean that if such a person watched a Man Utd football game, all they would see would be heads, arms and legs. Sort of like when someone takes off the invisibility cloak in Harry Potter films, their bodies would seem transparent.

For reasons I needn't go into, he failed the aptitude tests required to allow him to enter the teaching profession
If someone is red colour blind, I assume that anything red would be perceived as a dull grey.
Red-green colour blindness would mean that the two colours would be virtually indistinguishable from each other.
Is that how you see them?
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

Originally Posted by Dextrous63 ->
Am red/green colour blind. A friend once asked me "so when you see a red ball, do you see the real red?"

My reply of "how the fook would I know?" didn't satisfy him.

Indeed, as the conversation continued and we talked about how some people physically cannot see the colour red at all, he was adamant that this would mean that if such a person watched a Man Utd football game, all they would see would be heads, arms and legs. Sort of like when someone takes off the invisibility cloak in Harry Potter films, their bodies would seem transparent.

For reasons I needn't go into, he failed the aptitude tests required to allow him to enter the teaching profession
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05-07-2020, 08:35 PM
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Something that has always fascinated me is that the colour I see as red could be completely different for someone else.
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05-07-2020, 08:41 PM
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

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Something that has always fascinated me is that the colour I see as red could be completely different for someone else.
Indeed. But what IS red?

I'd describe it as a greeny-blue sort of colour.
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

There are some people who see sounds as colours, I wish I was one of them

I looked it up it is called Synesthesia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

Is Cereal a soup ?

Is a fast walk a slow jog ?

How many Chickens would it take to kill an Elephant ?
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

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Indeed. But what IS red?

I'd describe it as a greeny-blue sort of colour.
A 690 nm light source!
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

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Is Cereal a soup ?

Is a fast walk a slow jog ?

How many Chickens would it take to kill an Elephant ?
#1 could be.

#2 actually no. A different gait involved

#3 would depend where you stuffed them.
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Re: Curious questions we never ask

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Is a fast walk a slow jog ?
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#2 actually no. A different gait involved
Yes, definitely.

Have you ever watched those walking racers?

Apart from being humorous, I think it looks incredibly difficult.
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Yes it looks awkward too, always thought these walkers would end up with knee problems.

I'm sure these walkers must always have one foot grounded, and if both feet are in the air... disqualified for running... You watch and try to spot if both feet are up next time, the speed they pop along its nigh on impossible.

I thought the gait was reference to style.
 
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