• mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    Uhhh, that’s not really how we define those terms. They aren’t blue just because they’re doppler shifted. The rose is still red. It’s still reflecting those wavelengths.

    Maybe this slight edit is more accurate:
    Roses are red
    But might appear blue
    Depending on their velocity relative to you

    And yes, I am invited to parties

    • notabot@piefed.social
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      2 months ago

      Regardless of your status at parties, I actually prefer your wording, it seems to scan a little more easily.

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      2 months ago

      Let me outunfun you.

      Roses are multi colours. There are many white species of rose.

      • Deconceptualist@leminal.space
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        2 months ago

        Oh we can spoil it further.

        Roses aren’t inherently any color. Color is a perceptual phenomenon created in your mind based on which cone cells are triggered in what quantity and how your brain interprets the signal. If you’re red-green colorblind, they might legitimately appear grey in normal sunlight.

        Also, at least where I live (and with normal vision and sunlight conditions), violets appear majority white, sometimes yellow, and once in a while actually violet – but never what I’d call blue 🤷