A Glimpse Beyond the Rainbow
For centuries, we've painted our world with the familiar strokes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These are the hues that dance in rainbows, adorn masterpieces, and define the spectrum of visible light we perceive. But what if the canvas of human perception holds the potential for a color we've never truly seen? Recent rumblings in the scientific community suggest this might not be a far-fetched notion. While not a completely new wavelength of light, researchers are exploring the fascinating possibility of a "chimeric" color, a unique sensory experience born from the way our brains process existing colors under specific conditions.