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Why do we call it white when the correct term is clear?
by rocky1138 11y ago
Why do we call it white when the correct term is clear?
- giarc 11y ago>The colorless version of Coca-Cola was bottled using straight, clear glass bottles sporting a white cap with a red star in the middle. Maybe it was because of the white cap?
- DanBC 11y agoVodka and Gin are sometimes called white spirits. http://www.ginvodka.org/factsheets/UK_White_Spirits_Market.asp http://www.ginvodka.org/factsheets/UK_White_Spirits_Market.a... And white spirits - the cleaning product - is called white spirits.
- bnegreve 11y agoBoth white and clear matter re-transmit all the light they receive, so neither of them have their own characteristic color. Maybe that's why they are often mixed up.
- function_seven 11y agoColor and clarity are orthogonal qualities. A liquid can be either clear or opaque (or somewhere in between) regardless of it's color, and can be any color regardless of it's opacity. Cranberry juice is both red and clear. Blood is red and opaque. Milk is white and opaque, and vodka is white and clear.