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On a related note, I find it fascinating that the Japanese consider green to be but a shade of blue. To the extent they call a green light a "blue" light.
by jalapenos 3y ago
On a related note, I find it fascinating that the Japanese consider green to be but a shade of blue. To the extent they call a green light a "blue" light.
- helsinkiandrew 3y agoApparently that is why Japanese green traffic lights are bluer than the rest of the world: https://www.google.co.uk/search?sca_esv=579077719&rlz=1C5CHFA_enFI940FI940&sxsrf=AM9HkKnN3F4qnJvdpFqMY9op_5HpvIQAsw:1698996808563&q=japanese+traffic+lights&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjxP6pqKeCAxVT6CoKHZXPAPIQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1440&bih=779&dpr=2 https://www.google.co.uk/search?sca_esv=579077719&rlz=1C5CHF... Apparently none of the ancient languages have a word for blue, which I find quite difficult to understand - although near on the colour spectrum, surely the abundance of green in nature and the blue sky and sea would mean people would want or need to differentiate them more. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jun/12/language-glass-colour-guy-deutscher https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jun/12/language-glass...
- stop50 3y agoDo they still have traffic lights with the red-yellow-blue pattern?
- helsinkiandrew 3y agoThe google image search suggests they do, or atleast red-yellow-cyan