Re: NANFA-L-- Re: Colorblindness (was: central mudminnow gravel

Joshua L. Wiegert (JLW-in-dune.net)
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:02:41 -0500

I remember on the old 1950's era TV shows, they used to have the little
signs that swung out and said "STOP", "SLOW" "GO" etc. I can't tell you how
often I've been heading towards a light in the evening or the early morning,
with the sun behind it, and been completely blinded. Seems to me that the
signs would solve that problem -- even if you can't read what it says, you
can tell if its-in-the top (red) or bottom.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike whitfield" <mdwfield-in-comcast.net>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Re: Colorblindness (was: central mudminnow gravel 
consumption)




> I've wondered about this.  Pikeville, TN has (or had) its traffic signals
> hung sideways.  If the signal is either red or green and you're not 
> familiar
> with the town, red/green colorblindness leaves you totally unable to tell
> red from green.
>
> I had a largemouth bass that often scopped up enough gravel when eating
> minnows to sink him like a rock.  Gradually he would regurgitate gravel,
> never a minnow, until he regained his ability to suspend.  Never seemed to
> hurt or frighten him.
>
> Mike Whitfield
>
> "My plans for world domination have encountered a momentary setback. Talk
> amongst yourselves." -Bucky D. Katt
>
> "Little children who could neither walk nor talk were running about in the
> streets cursing their maker." - Sir Boyle Roche
>
>> It is a real problem for about 1 in 8 males. Red/green colorblindness
>> does not mean the total inability to differentiate red and green. It is
>> the result of having the red cones and green cones peak sensitivities
>> closer together on the spectrum than normal. The result is that red and
>> green are perceived as similar colors much the same way that "regular"
>> people might disagree on whether something is light purple or blue.
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