Originally posted by PhlabibitQuite right, specifically the cones. I looked this up so now I know more than I did before. 🙂
I think it's the rods and cones in the eye, not my brain being too low-voltage to process info my eye sends.
Last time we talked about this I believe someone said I have a better chance of spotting someone wearing camouflage... not sure that is true.
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Still dunno about the camoflage bit tho.
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Originally posted by SuzianneIt's a problem with the brain. The part of the brain responsible for color is rotten and decayed. That's why color blind people are always a little "off" and not very smart. Most color blind people are also habitual criminals and sexually perverted. Eventally the rotten spot spreads throughout the entire brain and they become hopelessy insane. They smell bad too.
But is the color-blindness a fault of the eye itself, or is it in the brain?
This is something I never knew about you, but I think I recall you alluding to it before, even if I didn't get what you were talking about at that time.
Originally posted by SuzianneStrange... I really don't see either number.
Check this page out.
http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.asp
What do you see in the bottom circle?
a 5 or a 2?
I know it should be a 2 for you, but I'm just wondering if you see the 2.
The only number I see is that 25 again top left.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitThat's interesting Phlab, I had a college friend who could not distinguish gray from red. All his reds appeard gray to him. His take on it was just like yours. It was just what he was used to. When the top gray light of the traffic signal lit up, well that means stop. I remember him asking me to go with him to pick out a winter coat for just this reason. This was in Minnesota and at that time (late 70's) the patterns on winter wear, ski wear, most any wear, was very colorful.
I have trouble distinguishing some shades of green, as well as purple and pinks. The colors to me look normal to me because it is all I've ever seen. Sometimes I think it's gray with the green... or who knows what color or cares with the purples and pinks.
Other than that, I don't know what I'm missing so color is what color is.
Perhaps things tas ...[text shortened]... off perhaps the taste is enhanced. Sort of like a blind person having better hearing.
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I seem to remember red being a common color blind problem, is green that way as well?
I suppose it may be, it's one of the primary colors isn't it.
Originally posted by PhlabibitI too am color blind.
My understanding is I could never fly for the military, and not even sure I could get a private flying license due to being color blind.
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You can get a day time only restriction for a private license. But I confess, I cheated when I got mine. I went in with a friend. He went first and we memorized the answers to each page number in the color chart book. Good thing for us the Dr didn't switch books. I felt bad about that, but I wanted that license pretty bad. Of course if anything had ever gone wrong I would have been been in deep ....,it didn't though.
People with handy caps have to learn how to work around them as you know. I have often wondered how a color blind artist might survive...but there are some pretty good ones.