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IIRC the experiment tricked them by colouring the whites red and vice versa. So even if you could tell the difference you might not be so confident that you wou
by OscarCunningham 9y ago
IIRC the experiment tricked them by colouring the whites red and vice versa. So even if you could tell the difference you might not be so confident that you would know a trick was being played on you.
- mercer 9y agoIf that's what the experiment was, then it seems less evidence of people being able to taste the difference, and more evidence of how our visual perception might be able to mess with our sense of taste.
- Turing_Machine 9y agoThis is in fact a well-known effect. Give people green lollipops and a substantial percentage will describe the flavor as "lime", even if it's actually cherry. Give people red lollipops and a substantial percentage will describe the flavor as "cherry", even if it's actually lime. But that doesn't mean that lime and cherry actually taste the same.
- psergeant 9y agoThe other way this is done is by using a black glass: https://www.wineware.co.uk/iso-type-black-wine-tasting-glasses-215cl-set-of-6-blind-wine-tastings https://www.wineware.co.uk/iso-type-black-wine-tasting-glass...