So today I decided to put my furry rabbit out in its play pen so that it could stretch its legs. Spending time outside with my rabbit today and looking at her fur coat, I thought about why her fur appears to be both black and white. As we learned in physics, my rabbit's fur is white because she reflects back to the viewers eye equal intensities of red, green and blue. The black sections of her fur are black due to the absence of color. Now because of physics, I understand why my rabbit appears to be black and white and why our eyes and brain interpret these mixtures of colors. Also standing in my garden I viewed the orchid plant which we had growing in our yard. This plant seems to bloom at least twice a year. The flowers appear to be red because they reflect back red light while absorbing both green and blue light.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
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your rabbit is sooo cute! haha black and white are awesome colors. just like cows!
rabbit=physics. awsome
rabbits are good. gardens are better
my cousins had a black rabbit but i think its dead
that is one cool absorbative rabbit.
nice rabbit. still cant believe that all the colors we see are what an object doesn't absorb but what it reflects. Mind bottling...boggling.
i told you matt..
your rabbit is HUGE
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