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> Makes more sense than choosing the number for biblical reasons The Bible doesn't say there are seven colors in the rainbow. Isaac Newton said so, to match th
by combatentropy 9y ago
> Makes more sense than choosing the number for biblical reasons
The Bible doesn't say there are seven colors in the rainbow. Isaac Newton said so, to match the seven notes of a musical scale.
I agree with your kids. There are six: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. In grade school, I heard indigo and thought, who says indigo? You might as well add chartreuse.
- jandrese 9y agoYou aren't alone in this sentiment: https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ First, a few basic discoveries: Indigo was totally just added to the rainbow so it would have 7 colors and make that “ROY G. BIV” acronym work, just like you always suspected. It should really be ROY GBP, with maybe a C or T thrown in there between G and B depending on how the spectrum was converted to RGB.