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Color perception arbitrary?
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RE: Color perception arbitrary?
July 25, 2013 at 8:51 pm
Visual light is determined by the wavelength of the light wave.
[Image: spectrum.jpg]

I suspect we get the specific color (such as red being longer, rather than getting green from a long wavelength) just from the ways our eyes absorb these waves.
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Color perception arbitrary?

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Color perception arbitrary? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 25, 2013 at 12:25 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 25, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by festive1 - July 25, 2013 at 12:56 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by frankiej - July 25, 2013 at 1:46 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Faith No More - July 25, 2013 at 4:16 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by pocaracas - July 25, 2013 at 4:19 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by NoraBrimstone - July 25, 2013 at 4:33 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Rahul - July 25, 2013 at 1:30 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Chas - July 25, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Re: Color perception arbitrary? - by NoraBrimstone - July 25, 2013 at 3:54 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Rahul - July 25, 2013 at 4:15 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 25, 2013 at 4:20 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by FifthElement - July 26, 2013 at 12:34 am
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Faith No More - July 25, 2013 at 4:38 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by FlyingNarwhal - July 25, 2013 at 5:12 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Anomalocaris - July 25, 2013 at 6:16 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Napoléon - July 25, 2013 at 6:53 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Anomalocaris - July 25, 2013 at 7:03 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Rayaan - July 25, 2013 at 7:29 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Annik - July 25, 2013 at 8:51 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Rahul - July 25, 2013 at 11:17 pm
RE: Color perception arbitrary? - by Angrboda - July 25, 2013 at 11:15 pm

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