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Paint as science, especially in the context of "we need a newer better paint with better reflective properties and whiter than white" is a very, very modern ide
by dmitriid 4y ago
Paint as science, especially in the context of "we need a newer better paint with better reflective properties and whiter than white" is a very, very modern idea.
Light and color weren't scientific concepts until basically Newton. And then you needed significant advances in chemistry, optics etc. to even begin measuring and thinking about such mundane things as application of color to house exteriors.
- nomel 4y ago> Light and color weren't scientific concepts until basically Newton. Yet, any child knows that stepping on black asphalt burns your feet. The conclusion that "less dark means less heat" is trivial. I think it's odd that people think so little of the members past civilizations, with brains no different than ours.