Color test

"cabarne4" (cabarne4) 07/17/2014 at 21:09 • Filed to: None

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Somewhat car related, as I'm told cars come in various colors...

Over on Kotaku, someone posted a link to a colorblind test, and explained the difficulty of playing video games while red/green colorblind.

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Well, it makes life in the car world difficult, too. Take, for example, this brown Volvo wagon — which I'm told is actually a shade of red.

Now, before you ask, I don't see in black and white (and I'm nowhere near as bad as the original poster over on Kotaku). While there are people in the world who only see in shades of grey, this is an incredibly rare condition. Instead, I have poor color vision, primarily in the red-brown spectrum.

This can be a problem with car spotting, or hell, even wiring.

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Here's a link to the color test. It's pretty easy. There's 4 rows that you have to arrange by color. The rightmost and leftmost blocks are your fixed endpoints. A zero is a perfect score. The original poster scored a 183. I got a 98. My classmate got a 41. Post your scores!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > cabarne4 07/17/2014 at 21:17

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damn. Doesn't work on mobile.

AthomSfere > cabarne4 07/17/2014 at 21:22

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I got bored and didn't exactly finish, but a 27...

Jedidiah > cabarne4 07/17/2014 at 21:22

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Might have been easier with a better monitor; but I got a 12

cabarne4 > Jedidiah 07/17/2014 at 21:28

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I do have a good monitor. Haha

It's actually almost gotten me in trouble with the police before. Apparently my shirt was maroon. I thought it was brown.

AthomSfere > cabarne4 07/17/2014 at 21:32

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How did this get you in trouble?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > cabarne4 07/17/2014 at 21:33

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to be fair, that Volvo's colour code is called "Red brown burgundy" and I would call it a brown too,

I just scored a 10, which I think there would be some room for improvement as this is an old monitor and the colours aren't 100% perfect.

cabarne4 > AthomSfere 07/17/2014 at 21:49

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Long story:

Sitting around my friend Jon's house, there's a knock at the door. Guy outside is asking if a certain Miata is for sale (we sell Miatas / Miata parts out of the house, so it's not uncommon). Guy says it's exactly what his daughter is looking for (color, model, etc). Me and my friend Brandon get the owner, his girlfriend Alex. Alex and the guy get in the car while Brandon and I are standing in the driveway.

Next thing we know, a new Grand Cherokee, a Town and Country Minivan, a Tacoma, and a Tahoe all come flying in from all directions. 8 US-Marshalls jump out, weapons drawn, telling us to put our hands in the air and face away from them. They shout at my friend Brandon ("You in the white shirt") to slowly walk backwards towards them, and put his hands behind his back. Then they shout at me ("You in the red shirt"), telling me the same... Only I think my shirt is brown, so I don't move. They shout a few more times. Finally I realize my shirt is, in fact, red.

Get handcuffed. Marshall asks if I have anything on my person that can harm him, and asks where he can find ID. I explain the contents of my pockets, tell him where to find my ID in my wallet. I know I'm innocent, so we chat for a bit — I say I understand protocol, and how they have to deal with potentially dangerous situations (i.e., handcuffing me). He apologizes, says they're after the girl. Once they arrest Alex, Brandon and I are un-cuffed and free to go.

Well, for the next couple hours, we're wondering why the fuck Alex just got arrested by US Marshalls. Late afternoon, the Tahoe pulls back up, and they drop Alex off in front of the house and drive off...

Turns out, they took her in and started accusing her of check fraud. They say they have security video of her cashing bad checks, and fingerprints on the checks. They say she's part of the biggest check fraud ring in Arizona history, and they'll cut her a deal if she gives up the name of the top person. Alex has literally no idea what they're talking about. After a few hours of questioning and accusing, they FINALLY decide to fingerprint her. They come back a few minutes later and say: "Well, the good news is you're free to go. The bad news is, your identity has been stolen."

AthomSfere > cabarne4 07/17/2014 at 21:59

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Wow, total insanity...

I can only imagine if the officer on the horn was in fact the one color blind though...

cabarne4 > AthomSfere 07/17/2014 at 22:01

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Haha my friend later verified that yes, my shirt was red. Dark red, but it looks entirely brown to me.