If the human eye could see other wavelengths, would there be more colors?
i just thought of this and would like to hear what others have to say about it
keep in mind: the human eye can see only certain wavelengths of light. the wavelength of light reflected off of objects determines the color the brain perceives the object as. a person cannot imagine a new color. any color that can be created or imagined (by humans) is within the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
(i do not think this is a repeat. there are similar threads, but none dealing with new colors)
i do not know that it is possible to answer this question with certainty. as the human eye is made to see the light within its given range of light wave length, the phenomenom of colours can only exist in this wavelength. therefore i rather think there would not be mor colours then there a right now. and i think there is a reason why the wavelength just out of our sight is called ultraviollet and infrared
There are other colours, which we can't see. To relate to that video - The colours we can see are the third dimension colours, the other ones are the fourth dimension.
Of course, there is no way we could ever find out....
it is not really possible to know this one hundred percent... but i dont think that their would be more colors... rather our human eyes would be able to see more detail in the difference of colors... as well as being able to see other wave lengths... if your playing a game lets say and you put on heat thermal goggles you will see heat in a colors right, so you see things the normal human eye couldnt but the colors you see are already known to man
we can alter a human eye... like i said wearing thermals would alter your vision... and the know colors are from black to white so what i was saying that instead of seeing little differences between lets say red and orange... we would see more shades... i dont consider that a new color...
we can alter a human eye... like i said wearing thermals would alter your vision... and the know colors are from black to white so what i was saying that instead of seeing little differences between lets say red and orange... we would see more shades... i dont consider that a new color...
Black and White aren't colours.
Anyways, the altering eye thing was a joke. The point is, we can't know unless our eyes can see on more wavelengths.
Anyways, the altering eye thing was a joke. The point is, we can't know unless our eyes can see on more wavelengths
yeah thats true... i could be wrong but i believe the pecock(spelling?) sees on more wave lengths because it has a more advanced eye, so when a female is looking at a males feathers it sees colors that we cant... so i guess that would make more colors.. i dunno..
Well i learned about this, but i don't know if i completely remember, but i think you'll see brighter or darker colors or maybe even wavy lengths among you're detonation
yeah thats true... i could be wrong but i believe the pecock(spelling?) sees on more wave lengths because it has a more advanced eye, so when a female is looking at a males feathers it sees colors that we cant... so i guess that would make more colors.. i dunno..
Peacock...
Hrrm... Wikipedia to the rescue!
Many of the brilliant colours of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon (Bragg reflection) based on (nearly) periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers. Such interference-based structural colour is especially important in producing the peacock's iridescent hues (which shimmer and change with viewing angle), since interference effects depend upon the angle of light, unlike chemical pigments.
lmao... i saw it on the most amazing show on the animal planet and they have a count down from 10-1 on a certain thing... in this one i think it was the most amazing outfits or something and they described it then... but the crappy part about the peacocks feathers is that yes if the are big they attrack the ladies but they weigh them down making flight harder or even making flight not possible
