But yeah, we have chosen the colour black as a syntactic sugar for lack of colour, pretty much like ``cold'' for low temperatures
(- honey, how is it outside?
- oh, it's not hot, really not hot, like -20oC).
But from the physicist point of view, we don't see anything as light is used to convey visual information. So no cars on the motorway, no packages delivered.
>>19
Black is too a color.
Color ≠ wavelength, temperature ≠ heat, see ≠ whatever the hell you think it could possibly mean besides what you described.
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Anonymous2008-05-12 14:57
I recall arguing this for weeks with this guy a year above me on my CS course. He stated that black is not a colour because there is no light, whereas I insisted that it is perception that counts so of course it's a colour. In the end, I gave up arguing with him when I realised that IHBT.
Years later, I got rather drunk at a party, leading me to gravely, truthfully, repeatedly insult him in front of a large group of people, and he never spoke to me again.
Overall, I think that's a win.
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Anonymous2008-05-12 15:02
>>21
What were the insults and what fueled your outburst? Was it just the "black is [not] a color?" discussion, or were there other reasons?
>>23,24
Oh man, you guys better watch out the next time you're at a party years later. You're so gonna get insulted.
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Anonymous2008-05-12 15:27
>>25
I do not interact with people in the real life.
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Anonymous2008-05-12 15:28
>>22
I can't remember the details of the insults, it was ages ago. It was fuelled by alcohol, years of mutual antagonism, and some perverse remarks he was making to the sister of one of our friends.
Actually, I rather regret it now. I don't particularly enjoy such confrontation, especially afterwards when given some time to mull.
I'm sorry, I didn't actually mail him because I don't have a junk email address. I lied to you and Ｉ ｆｅｅｌ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｂａｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ ：（
I'd be obliged it someone actually mailed him the thread.
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