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Donald Carlson's avatar

Have you stumbled across the YouTube video featuring Skunk Baxter presenting to a conference of engineers in which he reflects on how certain colors correspond to notes played on a guitar when they vibrate at higher frequencies? Maybe synesthesia is a response to these connections in the physical world, as well as being a phenomenon of human perception.

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Dom Aversano's avatar

Hi Donald, I've not seen this video, but I'm going to watch it. One thing I find interesting is that the visible light spectrum is quite small in comparison to what we hear. Visible light is basically an octave, whereas we can hear 10 octaves. There is also an interesting tradition of colour organs. Something I would like to explore at some point... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_organ

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Donald Carlson's avatar

That's an intriguing way to think about light! I'll have to get that into a poem somehow. Thanks!

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Su Terry's avatar

Your friend's observation about the limited palette of plastic reminds me of my friend Derwyn Holder's comment: In the 1980s he said that because human beings (at least in the "modern" world) were accustomed to watching TV shows where the conflict resolves in 30 or 60 minutes, they were starting to expect the same timeframe in real life.

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Dom Aversano's avatar

That's a fascinating idea; I had never thought of that. In Small is Beautiful, Schumacher talks about convergent and divergent problems (basically, solvable and unsolvable problems). If I remember correctly, the divergent problems were ones that you had to live through and did not have simple solutions. Certainly not issues that could be solved in 30-60 minutes.

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Una Temporada En El infierno's avatar

Hola , Muy Buenas Reflexiones. Los Que Vivimos Rodeados Por La Inmensidad De La Naturaleza , Sabemos El Beneficio Que Tiene En Nuestra Salud Mental , No Hay Nada Mejor Que Apagar Nuestros Dispositivos Electoacusticos Y Disfrutar De Tanta Belleza. Un Saludo.

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Dom Aversano's avatar

Gracias! Y absolutamente, donde vives en España?

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Una Temporada En El infierno's avatar

Hola , He Vívido Toda La Vida En La Ciudad De Valencia , Desde La Primavera Pasada En Una Aldea En Los Picos De Europa. Creo Que Alguna Vez Nos Hemos Visto En Algún Concierto En Valencia. Un Saludo.

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Dom Aversano's avatar

Ah, los picos, que bonitos! Seguro que ambos hemos ido a conciertos de Ensems.

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Scott Brown's avatar

I’ve never thought about it as a “pseudo environment”, great observation. Enjoyed the post.

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Dom Aversano's avatar

Thanks Scott.Yes, I like the phrase a lot. Lippmann coined it early in the 20-century; it seems he had a sense of where society was heading.

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Mark David Hadley's avatar

A lovely post, I enjoyed reading, thanks! 🙏

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Dom Aversano's avatar

Thank you Mark!

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