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TIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it. (www.healthline.com)

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 2 years ago (11 children)

And red/green color blindness isn't less colors, you get more shades of brown.

Which sounds shitty, but invaluable for hunters.

My dad legitimately didn't know what other people saw for "red" but he could spot a deer in the middle of the woods like it was neon yellow.

I believe the downside to tetracheomacy is less rods because the extra cones are taking up more space. Which I think translates to really bad night vision.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

This is how all super powers work... There is always a downside.

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