Author Topic: AUUUUUGH COLORBLIND! (MAYBE) (Read 8298 times)

that Baby guy · « **on:** October 17, 2007, 05:48:53 PM »

So, I'm in Bio lab and we're talking genetics, and they get to the whole colorblind jizzunk, and they've got an actual book to determine it, instead of that one generic picture that every textbook has ever ever used. So during some extra time while something was incubating or something, I go to look at the book, and start to do the tests with a few group mates. And all of a sudden, I can only point out half the numbers sometimes. Other times, I can see traces of numbers. Other times, there aren't any numbers for me to see. So I figure out how the tests actually work, and according to the book, I may be colorblind. Everyone else is all like "you can't see that? You're pulling my leg." and I'm all, "No, I really can't see the 27 on that page, kind sirs and madam. All I see is a 9." And they're all "really?" and I'm like "relly"

SO I wiki'd the colorblind and used their links to find some tests, and I took some. And my results were all over the place. If I were to judge from my results there, I'm a little bit of each type of colorblindness, but only sometimes. Other times, I'm not at all. So where do I go to learn how I'm colorblinded and what do I do? Should I try to get a dissability tag for my car?

ShyGuy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:02:14 PM »

How many fingers am I holding up?

that Baby guy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:03:12 PM »

Eleven. Or does that one count as a third leg?

Sessha · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:15:30 PM »

CONFIRMED thatguy can not fly jets.

In all seriousness the best thing to do would to go see your eye doctor. Your symptoms seem to describe some new Super Colorblindness. This has never afflicted you at a traffic light?

that Baby guy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:22:45 PM »

Nope, not that I recall. Though, I have had trouble discriminating between reds and greens in dimmer light, it hasn't ever been that bad. But I seriously can't see most of those numbers, and most of the time, if I can, it's very faint, even if it's the alternate number for the colorblind kid. Then, about one of every five will be brighter than a school bus in the middle of Atlantis.

At my next eye appointment, I'll ask the doctor. I can't believe they never tried to diagnose me for it before.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:25:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: thatguy
Eleven. Or does that one count as a third leg?

No thats me, Shy Guy is over there ----> in the green shirt

Crimm · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:28:48 PM »

Can you see it?

that Baby guy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:29:18 PM »

Really? Because if I'm getting the third leg confused with measly finger, is that something you really want to be proud of?

Har har Crimm. Though, if I had to guess, before you drained the color, I'd say there was a two in there.

Or, the more fun answer: Why is there just a big empty spot on the page?

18 Days · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:45:15 PM »

I'm Colour Blind. it's a fun conversation piece.

And Crimm I can't see the 2 in that colour blind plate unless I tilt my laptop screen and veiw it from EXTREME ANGLE

Shift Key · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:49:22 PM »

I SEE RED! I SEE RED! I SEE RED!

ShyGuy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:54:55 AM »

Around 10% of the male population is color blind to some degree. close to the same amount of people are left handed.

BTW, is your mom a Tetrachromatic super mutant?

bustin98 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2007, 04:02:22 AM »

My dad is red/green color blind. But I didn't get it. I've looked at all the tests and its all good.

And I've never had an eye appointment where they've specifically looked for color blindness. And I've worn glasses since the 3rd grade.

I don't think it will affect you in life at all. Especially since you've gotten this far without knowing. But I wonder if your parents were pulling their hair out with you trying to teach you colors when you were young.

vudu · « **Reply #12 on:** October 18, 2007, 06:55:15 AM »

Can you play Meteos? I wouldn't want to live in a world without Meteos.

18 Days · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2007, 08:29:47 AM »

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Originally posted by: bustin98
My dad is red/green color blind. But I didn't get it. I've looked at all the tests and its all good.

And I've never had an eye appointment where they've specifically looked for color blindness. And I've worn glasses since the 3rd grade.

I don't think it will affect you in life at all. Especially since you've gotten this far without knowing. But I wonder if your parents were pulling their hair out with you trying to teach you colors when you were young.

Well the thing about colourblindness is taht it works teh same was as haemophilia. If your dad has it, then neither you OR any of your siblings can get it. However, if you have a sister, any male children of hers have a 50/50 chance of colour blindness, if their father is colourblind then they'll run the risk of producing a colour blind female, who is garrunteed to infect all her male children with colourblindness and turn all females into carriers.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2007, 08:50:36 AM »

Well, I'm not worried about it. I just want to know what kind I am, really. I'm pretty sure it's the red-green kind, but it doesn't matter too much. It's not like I can't see colors, but the I do have to say that, no, I can't play Meteos, because I can't find my copy. It's ok, though, Planet Puzzle League is better, anyways.

18 Days · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2007, 08:59:08 AM »

I've never really been sure what kind I am. It was first detected in Lime Green/Bright Yellow for me but I've had problems with all kinds of things. Mario Kart Super Circuit was a disaster for me, I could not tell the red/green shells apart. Ever. I once handed in a short paper written entirely in purple ink (serious.)

Colour Blindness is the strangest thing, I think it's msotly in the head. For example with the purple paper. I was finishing it off in the class before it and a girl leans over "is there a reason why you're writing in purple" and I looked back at my paper and SUDDENLY the ink that was blue, was now purple. I just replied "please don't laugh at me"

Lol chekcing wikipedia

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Traffic light colors are confusing to some dichromats: there is insufficient apparent difference between the red and amber and sodium street lamps and the green can be confused with a grubby white lamp. This is a risk factor on a high-speed undulating road where angular cues can't be used

I have run several red lights, entirely convinced they were green. Also check the wiki thatguy, I'm now entirely convinced I have deuteranopia.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2007, 09:18:57 AM »

I think the real question is why you had the purple pen in the first place, hmmm?

18 Days · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2007, 09:22:22 AM »

I thought it was blue!

bustin98 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2007, 09:31:07 AM »

He grabbed it out of his mom's purse.

Stogi · « **Reply #19 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:27:28 AM »

My friend went blue/green colorblind after taking some acid..........

Now the earth is brown and the sky is gray.........ALWAYS

True Story.

vudu · « **Reply #20 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:30:18 AM »

Oh, I live for drugs. It's great. Just lately I...freaked out... on acid. I freaked out very very badly. No, I don't think I'll ever take acid again. Before I thought that was the best thing in the world. I never want it again... Never acid again

nickmitch · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:34:23 AM »

I have a friend who found out he was colorblind when we were watching this guy that game where it's like risk, but the maps are fictional and you place with dice instead of soldiers. Anyway, we were watching and he asked why one color was attacking itself. It turned out that he couldn't see the difference between the colors.

IceCold · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:57:21 PM »

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And I've never had an eye appointment where they've specifically looked for color blindness. And I've worn glasses since the 3rd grade.

Odd - every eye test I've had included a quick colourblind test.

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Well the thing about colourblindness is taht it works teh same was as haemophilia. If your dad has it, then neither you OR any of your siblings can get it. However, if you have a sister, any male children of hers have a 50/50 chance of colour blindness, if their father is colourblind then they'll run the risk of producing a colour blind female, who is garrunteed to infect all her male children with colourblindness and turn all females into carriers.

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Colour Blindness is the strangest thing, I think it's msotly in the head. For example with the purple paper. I was finishing it off in the class before it and a girl leans over "is there a reason why you're writing in purple" and I looked back at my paper and SUDDENLY the ink that was blue, was now purple. I just replied "please don't laugh at me"

Spooky.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #23 on:** October 18, 2007, 05:26:52 PM »

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Originally posted by: 18 Days
I'm Colour Blind. it's a fun conversation piece.

And Crimm I can't see the 2 in that colour blind plate unless I tilt my laptop screen and veiw it from EXTREME ANGLE

18 Days verifies that I am right, and also, that I don't need colors in order to see numbers, so there!

wulffman04 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 18, 2007, 06:06:06 PM »

There a lot of partial colorblind people, like a friend can't tell the difference between red and green, i think

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Author Topic: AUUUUUGH COLORBLIND! (MAYBE) (Read 8298 times)