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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoPink isn’t real. There is no wavelength of light that is pink.
minus-squareBilb!@lem.monsterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoIts bright red, maybe toward purple! Brown is dark orange.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoLight frequencies between blue and red don’t exist.
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoClearly, it’s light-ish red.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFor 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-up1·1 month agoWavelength of green light = 550nm Wavelength of pink light = N/A
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThere 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.