Most of us live in a colourful world. Each colour has significance to most of us. But then there are the “colour blind.” To them, colour coding means nothing. I cannot comprehend the tremendous loss to those who were born completely sightless.
This DWW is dedicated to those who live in a less than complete rainbow world.
Let’s start with the standardized position of colours on the traffic control lights of busy intersections that don’t have stop signs, yield signs or traffic circles. Red, the most important, because it shouts ‘Stop!’, is always on top. Yellow advises of the need for caution, imminent change, time to make a quick and prudent decision. Green says, “You have the luck of the Irish: Go!”
The deck of an aircraft carrier is a crowded, busy and dangerous place. Perfect vision and colour-coding of personnel define who’s doing what: those in purple provide fuel; the yellows will get your plane into position; the guys in green will catapult your aircraft into the air; those who deal with weapons and fires wear flaming red; need a bandage or a Tylenol? Look for the one in white.
If you’re confused as to what province you’re in, check out the cones lining the highway construction areas. Black and orange: you’re in Ontario. Red and white: Quebec.
If some very colourful alarms are coming over the hospital’s P.A., this will give you an inkling of what’s happening: amber: abduction alert; black: violent or fatal situation; green: evacuate; red: fire; white: unruly patient… because these transmissions are oral, even the colour-blind or completely blind will find them useful.
However, if you are afflicted by either of those medical conditions, don’t make electrician your career choice. My sole handyman practice was using a one-cent copper coin as a fuse. Plastic wire covering is colour coded. Active wires: black; white: neutral; three phase wiring can be red, black or blue.
Political affiliations are colour coded too. Red; Commies; green: tree huggers; red: Republicans; blue: Democrats.Pink: rainbow: …I could go on and on, but my box of crayons is not large enough.
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