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Old 01-3-2008, 07:29 PM   #1
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Default Rainbow=6 colors

10 years ago, the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum was modified so that the color indigo was omitted. Therefore, there are now only 6 major labeled colors in the visible spectrum. Also, the simplistic color wheel found in so many art classes defining primary and secondary colors does not have an indigo either, hence, 6 colors. If the visible spectrum has only 6 colors, then rainbows also only have 6 colors. Many people still define a rainbow as having 7 colors. Even some modern dictionaries provide illustrations of rainbows with 7 colors. This misunderstanding could be seen in the song, Nanairopanda (Seven Colored/Rainbow Panda), too. My question is, what was the necessity to change the visible spectrum, considering the difficulty in assimilating to the new standards? Isn't it of higher priority to ban the U.S. English measurement system change to metric standards?

As an aside: If Nanairopanda were to be renamed so it meant the official rainbow, it would be called Rokuiropanda (Six Colored/Rainbow Panda)...
I personally like Nanairopanda better, as a name.

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Old 01-3-2008, 07:45 PM   #2
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Default Re: Rainbow=6 colors

The color "indigo" got screwed over.
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Old 01-3-2008, 08:33 PM   #3
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Default Re: Rainbow=6 colors

Er....Not seeing any critical thinking here at all. You're asking us whether we think it was more important to undertake a ridiculously expensive legislation to force a system on people that the vast majority seem opposed to, expending huge amounts of time, money and effort, instead of the scientific community making a small distinction that really doesn't effect anyone in any meaningful way?
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