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Roloc:
Correct, Jerry. The second one is Ponyta.
Tickles:
Alright, I has a riddle, or more of a pondering point (you decide).
If clear is transparent, then how can it be a color?
TrainerX:
Clear is not a color, it's the antithesis of color.
Color is essentially the wavelengths of light that are absorbed and/or scattered by an object; colors vary depending on which wavelengths are absorbed or scattered.
Clear is the absence of optical density. A clear substance does not have any opacity, and it does not absorb or scatter light waves.
That's the tl;dr version; I highly recommend you read up on color and how we see it. It's quite interesting.
Tickles:
XD it's something I was thinking about at the store when a jar of nail polish said clear. Not clear coat, just the word clear, as if it was being advertised as a color. Made me think, are we as a species getting dumber by the day? Or are we being innovative by saying clear can indeed be a color? Then I kept wondering if clear is a color, and got stuck there, because I had a severe case of pondering. Where was I going with this? Guess I better ponder that.
The-Blades-slave:
Riddle me this, Batman. What even brought up riddles in the first place?
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