[TML] 3I Media (was Killer instinct)

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 25 Feb 2008 at 22:20, Jerry W Barrington wrote:

> On 2/25/08 9:55 PM, "shadow at shadowgard.com" <shadow at shadowgard.com> wrote:
> 
> > Contrary to popular belief, most habitable worlds will require
> > instruments to tell what "color" the star is.
> > 
> > The difference in light between "red" stars and "blue" stars is
> > rather like the difference incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.
> 
> And just like those bulbs, it can be easily seen with the eye...
> 
> If you have a reference to compare with!

True, but mostly not relevant to my point.

> I've seen pictures that demonstrated the difference by having both in the
> same room.  The blue of flouro and orange of incandescent is obvious.  But
> under either alone, the eye easily adjusts both to "white".

Heck, I noticed it in classrooms clear back in the 60s. You could see 
that some of the fluorescent tubes were "blue" and some were "pink" 
relative to each other.

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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
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