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10 November 2008
This is the next print to be hung in my baby's bedroom. We are making a nerd, here. Hopefully.
Which color did you pick? I like the turquoise one. Pink microscopes? Who ever heard of such a thing?! Besides which, I firmly believe that decorating girls' rooms in pink and boys' rooms in blue is a completely heinous idea.
But I love that print. Indeed, I want one for myself.
i like the blue is better or a green print. green is is the hue we develop the most ability to see the widest range. bear in mind babies can't see pastels well until their rods develop better.
ahhh, art school... how i love your unscientific ways.
I love those so much, I'm wishing I had a baby right now! In fact, I may buy one and put it in the closet for the next several years, until it's needed...
green is is the hue we develop the most ability to see the widest range.
Really? Really? That's awesome!
Green is my favorite color(s). I can see some evolutionary-type justification for seeing subtle shades of green...telling plants apart can be of life-or-death importance...but I never heard this factoid before. Anywhere I can read more?
And 'pode -- I hope you raise a great girl geek. The world needs an army of 'em.
I can see some evolutionary-type justification for seeing subtle shades of green...telling plants apart can be of life-or-death importance...but I never heard this factoid before.
The basic idea is that the entire spectrum of radiation contains energy, but our eyes only see in one area of it. That band of sensitivity fades out at the bottom, to infrared, and at the top, to ultra violet. The optical sensitivity in the center is strongest, and that's green.
Green is the "loudest" color in terms of pure signal strength. But physiologically, neurologically, and psychologically everything centers on red. Probably because seeing blood has immediate life-or-death importance.
Tip: I got my daughter a microscope (for kids) for her birthday = not exiting toy (yet?). But then, nerdy puzzles are. If you find nice wooden puzzles with geeky patterns, hoard them!
Oh yay! Yay for all the little nerd babies! That print is fantastic and so is that onesie. I call my kids "nerdlings" all the time.
A few weeks ago my daughter came home upset because her friend told her she was a dork.
Me: "Well, you are a dork."
Her: "What is a dork?"
Me: "Kind of like a nerd, only goofier."
Her: "Oh. Well I'm definitely a nerd, and I AM pretty goofy. So, I guess he's right, then."
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