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These colors exist, but not on most screens.

If you’ve ever wondered why colors look different in digital photographs compared to the real world, then boy do I have a fun deep-dive for you. Read this article to find out why green traffic lights aren’t really green, and why it’s “totally implausible” for a T-Rex’s vision to be based on movement.

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