TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoWhat scientific fact blows your mind the most?message-squaremessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareWhat scientific fact blows your mind the most?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 hours agoSo humans vision is much more sensitive to green than other colors. it’s why camera sensors are 50% green 25% red 25% blue. Which makes sense as being able to detect small differences in plant cover is useful in both detecting predators and prey. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_filter If humans had more flat color detection range we woulda actually be able to see that the sky is purple and not blue.
So humans vision is much more sensitive to green than other colors. it’s why camera sensors are 50% green 25% red 25% blue. Which makes sense as being able to detect small differences in plant cover is useful in both detecting predators and prey.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_filter
If humans had more flat color detection range we woulda actually be able to see that the sky is purple and not blue.