Look at all that.... minus green? Source: Sunday Mail (SA)
- Scientists say there's no such thing as pink light
- We see red and blue together, but it's actually "minus green"
- Sceptical? Find out if it's OK to fake it on holiday
PINK doesn't exist. Wait... what?
That's right. The colour pink doesn't exist.
Apparently there's no such thing as pink light, meaning that blind spot on the colour spectrum is merely a stopgap for all the remaining invisible light waves.
Take our test: Stare at the pink spot below for�one minute, then look into the white space directly�to�its right. What do you see?
Take a look - what do you REALLY see?
Source: news.com.au
In an incredible YouTube video - scroll down to watch it below - from 'minutephysics', it's explained that pink is made up from red and blue light - which our eyes see together to form pink.
Which is great news for all those maligned for their allegiance to pink, making life more difficult for schoolyard bullies, homophobes and Pink Panther nemesis Inspector Clouseau.
So what should we call "pink" if it doesn't really exist?
"Minus green". Watch the video to see why.
Here are five changes we'd have to make if "pink" no longer existed:
1. Drag racers in The Fast and the Furious would race for "Minus green slips";
2. Our parents would have made us listen to "Minus Green Floyd" records when really we just wanted to watch The Simpsons;
3. We'd rent out joke about renting out 1980s teen classic Pretty in Minus Green;
4. Our firmest friendship pacts would be governed by a "Minus Greeny promise";
5. Pop star "Minus Green" would sell out six shows in Melbourne
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