COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Black is just the absence of light, if you could light it up, it would be beige.
Like being in The Cold Dark Room with no lights on, everything looks black, but isn't.

or green - through my night vision goggles

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Sorry. Black is the presence of all colors. White is the absence of all colors.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

or green - through my night vision goggles

I must get in a supply of those for The Cold Dark Room.

 

[meech008]

It's still odd to me. So all black is the absence of light? Or just darkness?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Sorry. Black is the presence of all colors. White is the absence of all colors.

No it's the absence of or the total absorbtion of light.
In the case of the universe mostly the former. (Dark Matter, maybe excepted).
White is the presence of or reflection of light.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It's still odd to me. So all black is the absence of light? Or just darkness?

Darkness is the absence of light, so looks black to us.
But black objects just absorb light, don't reflect much back to our eyes, so also look black.

 

[Lyn W]

No it's the absence of or the total absorbtion of light.
In the case of the universe mostly the former. (Dark Matter, maybe excepted).
White is the presence of or reflection of light.

....and is made up of the full spectrum of colours of the rainbow - or something like that - isn't it?

 

[meech008]

Gotcha, that's what I thought but I guess I threw my own self off

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Do rotten fish smell if no one is there to smell it?

 

[Lyn W]

I must get in a supply of those for The Cold Dark Room.

You can borrow mine as it's time for me to say goodnight - I'm very sleepy after the BBQ
It's hard work watching people slaving over a hot grill and then having to eat everything they offer you.
The sacrifices I make to be sociable! I'm such a martyr!
Anyway see you all tomorrow!
Bye for now

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

....and is made up of the full spectrum of colours of the rainbow - or something like that - isn't it?

Yep, and other stuff like our lovely Ultra Violet A, B and C , infra red and so on.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Do rotten fish smell if no one is there to smell it?

Yes, animals with the requisite olfactory sense will still sniff it out.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

You can borrow mine as it's time for me to say goodnight - I'm very sleepy after the BBQ
It's hard work watching people slaving over a hot grill and then having to eat everything they offer you.
The sacrifices I make to be sociable! I'm such a martyr!
Anyway see you all tomorrow!
Bye for now

Night, martyr.
Thanks for the sausages and love to Lola.
See you tomorrow, I'll take care of the night vision goggles.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

What is the name of the capital city of Thailand?

 

[meech008]

I'm pretty sure it's Bangkok but it feels too easy

 

[Moozillion]

Yep, and other stuff like our lovely Ultra Violet A, B and C , infra red and so on.

Has anybody else heard about those glasses that can correct color blind vision so that colorblind people can see closer to what we see? It's pretty amazing- and discovered accidentally by an alert scientist!

 

[Moozillion]

I'm pretty sure it's Bangkok but it feels too easy

I believe you are right, but I'm not the one tallying the points!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm pretty sure it's Bangkok but it feels too easy

yes, too easy and the wrong answer.
The name is actually the longest city name on earth and is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.
Which means " the city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city ( unlike Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra, and built by Vishnukarn.
The Thai people usually call it Krung Thep Maka Nakhon or just Krung Thep.
Only ignorant foreigners call it Bangkok which hasn't been used as a name for the city in Thailand for more than 200 years.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Has anybody else heard about those glasses that can correct color blind vision so that colorblind people can see closer to what we see? It's pretty amazing- and discovered accidentally by an alert scientist!

Nope, not heard of that.
Interesting.
And another fine example of serendipity.

 

[meech008]

yes, too easy and the wrong answer.
The name is actually the longest city name on earth and is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.
Which means " the city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city ( unlike Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra, and built by Vishnukarn.
The Thai people usually call it Krung Thep Maka Nakhon or just Krung Thep.
Only ignorant foreigners call it Bangkok which hasn't been used as a name for the city in Thailand for more than 200 years.

Ignorant foreigners in the houseeee!