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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·åtta månader sedanPink isn’t real. There is no wavelength of light that is pink.
minus-squareBilb!@lem.monsterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·åtta månader sedanIts bright red, maybe toward purple! Brown is dark orange.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·åtta månader sedanLight frequencies between blue and red don’t exist.
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·åtta månader sedanThis person colors
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·åtta månader sedanClearly, it’s light-ish red.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·åtta månader sedanFor pink light to be perceived, it needs red cones to fully react, and both green and blue cones to only partially activate. https://gizmodo.com/if-the-color-pink-doesnt-scientifically-exist-why-can-1464266788
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·åtta månader sedanWavelength of green light = 550nm Wavelength of pink light = N/A
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·åtta månader sedanThere is no disagreement. Merriam/Websters definition of color is not scientific. Science says pink light doesn’t exist.
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Pink isn’t real. There is no wavelength of light that is pink.
Its bright red, maybe toward purple! Brown is dark orange.
Light frequencies between blue and red don’t exist.
This person colors
Clearly, it’s light-ish red.
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For pink light to be perceived, it needs red cones to fully react, and both green and blue cones to only partially activate.
https://gizmodo.com/if-the-color-pink-doesnt-scientifically-exist-why-can-1464266788
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Wavelength of green light = 550nm
Wavelength of pink light = N/A
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There is no disagreement. Merriam/Websters definition of color is not scientific. Science says pink light doesn’t exist.