Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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When you say something is “red” it’s actually every color except red since red is the color being reflected off the object. (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by BitterSweet@discuss.tchncs.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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What’s your new favorite color now???

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[–] Hypersapien@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

When we say something is a certain color, we're talking about the color reflecting off of it. It's color is the color that actually reaches our eyes.