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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoPink isn’t real. There is no wavelength of light that is pink.
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoClearly, it’s light-ish red.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWavelength of green light = 550nm Wavelength of pink light = N/A
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThere is no disagreement. Merriam/Websters definition of color is not scientific. Science says pink light doesn’t exist.
Pink isn’t real. There is no wavelength of light that is pink.
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.