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The speculation in this article is pretty bad; a shower of cosmic rays isn't going to affect everyone in the planet the same way to all of a sudden enhance thei
by andreareina 5y ago
The speculation in this article is pretty bad; a shower of cosmic rays isn't going to affect everyone in the planet the same way to all of a sudden enhance their perception of violet. The much likelier explanation is that it's "just" a cultural development.
- bsder 5y agoExactly. It is not that unusual to find cultures and languages that do not distinguish between "green" and "blue", for example.
- ithkuil 5y agoAnd brown and orange
- bildung 5y agoOr us currently with blue and indigo, which were seen as clearly distinct colors when Newton lived.
- MrYellowP 5y agoFun Fact: Brown is orange with context! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4aWZRtTwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4aWZRtTwU
- yesenadam 5y agoThis is an excellent video, many thanks!
- NoahKAndrews 5y agoThe whole channel is gold