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Similarly, some people who have undergone eye surgery and lose part of the eye that filters it, are able to see ultra-violet light. It's theorized that this hap

Similarly, some people who have undergone eye surgery and lose part of the eye that filters it, are able to see ultra-violet light. It's theorized that this happened to Monet, and accounts for his painting of some flowers differently post cataract surgery. I think it'd be wonderful to experience this, temporarily at least! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphakia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphakia

kall 13y ago
I have had my lens removed and I do experience this. To me its more annoying than exciting though. Those black light lamps used in things like club lighting are somewhat blinding to me. My glasses do filter it though.
- pionar 13y ago
  I as well see it, like a faint hazy halo around the black light, and it really messes with my vision. I cannot go into a club anymore, nor go to haunted houses, as the black lights are really disorienting. I have had both my lenses removed and have implants now. Since I was young when they were removed, I thought everyone saw this until a couple years ago. This brings me to a question I've always had: What if the colors we see are specific to us? I.e., what if what I perceive as blue and you perceive as blue don't look the same to us, but because we've always been taught that that color we see is blue, our differing perceptions lead us to that conclusion? I know I'm not explaining this correctly, I've been trying to wrap my head around it for a while.
  - Double_Cast 13y ago
    Perhaps you're referring to "qualia"? Supposedly, it's an open question in philosophy. I'm no expert myself, but I figured I'd mention it in case you found the subject worth pursuing. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia Obligatory xkcd: http://xkcd.com/32/ http://xkcd.com/32/
  - bonobo 13y ago
    That's not an uncommon question at all. This is a single instance of a set of philosophical questions related to qualia[1], i.e., the question of subjectivity and conscious experience. Richard Dawkins stretches the question a little more by taking into consideration the experiences of other species, such as bats [2] —spatial sense through audition—, and it's not hard to find more[3][4][5] Fun questions to ask (and hard to put into words indeed, I had my share of trouble trying this exact same thing), but I don't think we're anywhere close to answer them. At least not until we really understand what consciousness is. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia [1] http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia [2] http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/479563-sky-blue-pink-a-colour-never-before-seen http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/479563-sky-blue-pink-... [3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-changizi-phd/perceiving-colors-differently_b_988244.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-changizi-phd/perceiving-c... [4] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051026082313.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051026082313.ht... [5] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166917/We-DONT-colours-say-scientists-claim-persons-red-anothers-blue.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166917/We-DONT-colo...

kall 13y ago

I have had my lens removed and I do experience this. To me its more annoying than exciting though. Those black light lamps used in things like club lighting are somewhat blinding to me. My glasses do filter it though.

pionar 13y ago
I as well see it, like a faint hazy halo around the black light, and it really messes with my vision. I cannot go into a club anymore, nor go to haunted houses, as the black lights are really disorienting. I have had both my lenses removed and have implants now. Since I was young when they were removed, I thought everyone saw this until a couple years ago. This brings me to a question I've always had: What if the colors we see are specific to us? I.e., what if what I perceive as blue and you perceive as blue don't look the same to us, but because we've always been taught that that color we see is blue, our differing perceptions lead us to that conclusion? I know I'm not explaining this correctly, I've been trying to wrap my head around it for a while.
- Double_Cast 13y ago
  Perhaps you're referring to "qualia"? Supposedly, it's an open question in philosophy. I'm no expert myself, but I figured I'd mention it in case you found the subject worth pursuing. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia Obligatory xkcd: http://xkcd.com/32/ http://xkcd.com/32/
- bonobo 13y ago
  That's not an uncommon question at all. This is a single instance of a set of philosophical questions related to qualia[1], i.e., the question of subjectivity and conscious experience. Richard Dawkins stretches the question a little more by taking into consideration the experiences of other species, such as bats [2] —spatial sense through audition—, and it's not hard to find more[3][4][5] Fun questions to ask (and hard to put into words indeed, I had my share of trouble trying this exact same thing), but I don't think we're anywhere close to answer them. At least not until we really understand what consciousness is. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia [1] http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia [2] http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/479563-sky-blue-pink-a-colour-never-before-seen http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/479563-sky-blue-pink-... [3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-changizi-phd/perceiving-colors-differently_b_988244.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-changizi-phd/perceiving-c... [4] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051026082313.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051026082313.ht... [5] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166917/We-DONT-colours-say-scientists-claim-persons-red-anothers-blue.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166917/We-DONT-colo...