AwesomeMcCoolName Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thought Questions 1) Explain the color red to a colorblind person. 2) Create a brand new color (and describe it). 3) Other though provoking questions. Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Rawer Beryl Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Edjumacate yourself on colorblindness. Usually, they can still see color, they just have a hard time telling the difference between certain colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverpun Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 What does this have to do with Politics, Religion, or Science? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killjoy Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 It's what comes after infra-red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AwesomeMcCoolName Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Edjumacate yourself on colorblindness. Usually, they can still see color, they just have a hard time telling the difference between certain colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness Was focusing more on the challenge of describing a color without using another color. It was supposed to be a thought question :S What does this have to do with Politics, Religion, or Science? Well, red is a color... So science. Also, it's kind of a serious discussion. Describing a color with a color isn't very helpful, try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrocide Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Describing a color is fairly difficult. Imagine raging so bad you wish you had the power to reach through the screen to murder someone. That feeling is one description of the color red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Well, red is a color... So science. What's your favorite pony? MLP is seen in TV and TV is made of mater/TV uses electromagnetism/I watch Science programs on TV/ponies exist irl/ponies have color/etc therefore science. Seriously that's barely related to the topic, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrocide Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 ^Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince_ Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 By "color-blind" I assume you mean someone who sees in black and white. (Alternatively, you could have said "blind person") Red is #FF0000 or 255-0-0. (I assume you mean THAT kind of red) On a color spectrum, red has the lowest frequency and the longest wavelength. Assuming they see in black and white, red is "a color that is rather dark, but not as dark as black". If they are completely blind, it is impossible. Red cannot be tasted, smelled, heard, or felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddilicious Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 You know that color that electromagnetic radiation produces when it's wavelength is about 650 nm? That's what red looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synister Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 How to explain red to a colorblind person: Step 1: Pick a random color that you see around you Step 2: Tell them it's red Step 3: Let them believe you Step 4: ??? Step 5: Profit On a serious note: Help them associate it using the other senses. We usually think of red when we think of something being hot, something painful, being angry, things in nature (such as roses, tomatoes, and apples), etc. Use that to help them get a general understanding of what it is like, since they would never be able to truly know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverpun Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 On a serious note: Help them associate it using the other senses. We usually think if red when we think of something being hot, something painful, being angry, things in nature (such as roses, tomatoes, and apples), etc. Use that to help them get a general understanding of what it is like, since they would never be able to truly know. But those aren't the color red, those are just things that we associate the color red with; the emotional connotation of a color have nothing to do with the color itself, they're just social constructs. The color pink used to be the "manliest" color there was, since it was a shade of red it was closely associated with blood and combat. Why is it a "girly" color now? Social context, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjon123 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YN8_lg6-U Also LIKE THIS IF YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE LINE ON THE LEFT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 But those aren't the color red, those are just things that we associate the color red with; the emotional connotation of a color have nothing to do with the color itself, they're just social constructs. Not quite, you can actually see a red flash when you feel acute pain, it's called synesthesia. Maybe not all experience it, or even realize it but some others do. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/synesthesia-abstract.html http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/p/pain_to_color_synesthesia/intro.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synister Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 But those aren't the color red, those are just things that we associate the color red with; the emotional connotation of a color have nothing to do with the color itself, they're just social constructs. Tthat's about as close as someone would be able to get without the person actually being able to see the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverpun Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Not quite, you can actually see a red flash when you feel acute pain, it's called synesthesia. Maybe not all experience it, or even realize it but some others do. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/synesthesia-abstract.html http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/p/pain_to_color_synesthesia/intro.htm That actually supports my analysis instead of refuting it--both articles you linked make a point of saying that each synesthete has unique colors they related to certain things, even though those colors remain consistent. Some people see red or orange when injured, and others might see blue or purple. You might argue that a lot of non-synesthete people see red when injured because that's the color of blood, but that wouldn't help describe the color to a color-blind person. Tthat's about as close as someone would be able to get without the person actually being able to see the color. You completely missed my point; the various meanings we attach to colors have nothing to do with the colors themselves. Describing a color exclusively by its connotations is arbitrary and pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synister Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 You completely missed my point; the various meanings we attach to colors have nothing to do with the colors themselves. Describing a color exclusively by its connotations is arbitrary and pointless. I feel like you missed mine initially. the last part of my post: since they would never be able to truly know. I noted from the get-go that it's impossible to describe a color to someone that cannot see it without associating it with other things that the person can actually know/see/feel. Maybe I'm taking your posts wrong, but it seems as if you're saying that trying to describe it to them would be pointless, and to not even bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverpun Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I feel like you missed mine initially. the last part of my post: I noted from the get-go that it's impossible to describe a color to someone that cannot see it without associating it with other things that the person can actually know/see/feel. Maybe I'm taking your posts wrong, but it seems as if you're saying that trying to describe it to them would be pointless, and to not even bother. You are saying that the best way to describe a color is by relating it to other things, and using comparisons and emotional implications to explain what that color means rather than what it looks like. I'm saying those comparisons, relations, and implications don't mean anything because they are arbitrary and empty--therefore, trying to explain a color that way won't mean anything either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
There Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Well, the way one of us sees red could be completely different. So maybe how someone else sees red is how I see blue. It's impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Heavy Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 What if we are the color blind ones and we suffer from a disorder where we see many colors and the color blind ones are the average people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjon123 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 What if we are the color blind ones and we suffer from a disorder where we see many colors and the color blind ones are the average people.dat twilight zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrocide Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
There Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 describe the color black to helen keller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 LIKE THIS IF YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE LINE ON THE LEFT!!!! Apparently no one sees it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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