The fight of the century in the Muffin household features, of all things, light.

[KillerMuffin]

We get into the nasties fights over that. Real knock down drag out style screaming fits. We even get so riled over it that we cease speaking to each other for days on end. Sometimes longer.

His position, erroneous of course: Black is the presence of all color and white is the absence of all color. His source: Bill Nye the Science Guy and some half-remembered photography class.

My position, the right one: White is the presence of all color and black is the absence of all color. My source: A prism. You refract white light and you get all colors. And the light wave spectrum. It's full of color, not absent of it.


The things married people fight about.

 

[metal_minx]

white reflects all colors and black absorbs them all...i think he was right.

 

[Siren]

 

[Guest]

white reflects all colors and black absorbs them all...i think he was right.

Yep, this is correct.

Sorry KM.

 

[Susano]

I guess it depends on whether you're talking about the albedo of a surface, or the bandwidth of an actual beam of electromagnetic radiation. The "white light" does contain the whole visual spectrum, but minx has it correct on reflection.

 

[kiwiwolf]

Muffin it doesn't really matter who is wrong or right. It's irrelevant. I hope you and the StudMuffin are back to cuddling and canoodling in short order.

 

[Siren]

 

[kiwiwolf]

huh?

Damn I wish I hadnt slept through Science class.

I can't remember even going to science class.

 

[seXieleXie]

huh?

Damn I wish I hadnt slept through Science class.

translation: it depends on if you're talking about a whole beam of light that hasn't struck an object (a beam of white light) or the light reflecting off the surface of an object (a beam of colored light, only a partial beam).

 

[metal_minx]

translation: it depends on if you're talking about a whole beam of light that hasn't struck an object (a beam of white light) or the light reflecting off the surface of an object (a beam of colored light, only a partial beam).

i took the arguement to mean colors so i assumed reflection

 

[Shaq]

white reflects all colors and black absorbs them all...i think he was right.

Yes....she is correct...and so was he...color wavelenghts work that way...

 

[Susano]

We all have our specialties, some more useful than mine, but it's just one big happy family.

 

[Siren]

 

[Shaq]

I guess it depends on whether you're talking about the albedo of a surface, or the bandwidth of an actual beam of electromagnetic radiation. The "white light" does contain the whole visual spectrum, but minx has it correct on reflection.

But they were talking about reflecton because she said they fought over the color...the only way color is visible is through the reflection...

 

[metal_minx]

But they were talking about reflecton because she said they fought over the color...the only way color is visible is through the reflection...

yeah thats what i was talking about. '-)

 

[scylis]

just agree to dissagree, fuck, then move to Alaska.

it's all quite simple, really.

 

[Shaq]

yeah thats what i was talking about. '-)

Indeed...

 

[Shaq]

just agree to dissagree, fuck, then move to Alaska.

it's all quite simple, really.

Moving to Antarctica is more chic than Alaska these days...

 

[scylis]

Moving to Antarctica is more chic than Alaska these days...

not to someone who's already lived here.

 

[Cheyenne]

As I recall from 7th grade science class- wear white to stay cool as it reflects all colors. Wear black to stay warm as it will suck them up and keep you warm. Same theory with white and black cars.

Sorry, KM

 

[Merelan]

As long as you don't wear white shoes after Labor Day..... everything will be fine.

 

[SilverVeil]

After I blew up my science class room I was invited not to come back. So I can't tell you.

 

[MinkSoul]

But they were talking about reflecton because she said they fought over the color...the only way color is visible is through the reflection...

um.... not always..... The colors comming from your monitor or TV aren't being reflected.

 

[superlittlegirl]

I side with KillerMuffin.

I think she's right.

Now if I could just find the answer so I could go to sleep.

--Freya

 

[superlittlegirl]

I believe KillerMuffin is right, if this is a reputable source.

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/light/u12l2a.html#white