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When you say something is “red” it’s actually every color except red since red is the color being reflected off the object. (discuss.tchncs.de)
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What’s your new favorite color now???

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Mm this one doesn’t work for me. Why is an object the colors of light it absorbs rather than those it reflects? Neither is instrinsically preferential. However, if an object is red, it is reflecting ONLY red light. Therefore it is doing something special with RED light. I’d say that breaks the tie and the object should be considered red.