TIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.
TIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.
Tetrachromacy is a rare eye condition that allows for increased color vision. We’ll tell you about what causes it and how it’s diagnosed, as well as why you need to be skeptical of online tests.
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This is how we found out my mother had it:
Mom: "The colours on this new TV are terrible. Everyone is green."
Me: "Okay, hold on, let me adjust the tint."
Mom: "Now they're too blue."
Me: adjusts the colour temp
Mom: "Ew, now everyone is too yellow, it's like the Simpsons."
- one hour later of adjusting each setting by one step *
Mom: "Well, it's still not right, but it's less awful."
A few years later I found out about Tetrachromacy tests online, and she scored something like 98%.