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minus-squarebort@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agobut then they can still set colors, that we don’t. Or at least there are some colors they can differentiate between, that we can’t. e.g if they have a receptor for orange, yellow and red, then can differentiate between pure orange and orange that is 50% red and 50% yellow. So both is true: We have more colors (because of brain-things), but they still have some colors, that we don’t (because of receptors).
minus-squareDenvil@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIs this how colors work? Would we not just end up with the same result, with the Shrimps just using their one receptor to sense it, and us using ours to blend it into the same color?
but then they can still set colors, that we don’t. Or at least there are some colors they can differentiate between, that we can’t.
e.g if they have a receptor for orange, yellow and red, then can differentiate between pure orange and orange that is 50% red and 50% yellow.
So both is true: We have more colors (because of brain-things), but they still have some colors, that we don’t (because of receptors).
Is this how colors work? Would we not just end up with the same result, with the Shrimps just using their one receptor to sense it, and us using ours to blend it into the same color?