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Old 05-20-2008, 09:08 AM   #122 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Remster View Post
That's not what I'm getting at: I'm assuming that you can pick the vase out. What I'm getting at is that in all three cases you're 'experiencing redness'. Does that sound right? Have you any objections to the expression I've used ('experiencing redness')?
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in short yes... in all three cases only photons of certain frequencies reach the back of the eye which stimulate rods and cones, which we interpret as 'red'.
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