If you see this specific color, your brain is actually hallucinating it because it doesn't exist on the light spectrum.

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Why do physicists claim that the vibrant color magenta is technically a massive optical illusion?

Under certain conditions, which bizarre rule of physics defies all everyday logic?

If you were to look at the Sun from outer space, what color would it actually appear?

The hypothetical substance that could spread through the universe

What completely counterintuitive property makes spider silk vastly superior to high-grade steel?

Domino chain reactions amplify tiny kinetic energy

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