Color isn't an inherent property of objects; it’s a property of light. When you see a "red" apple, the apple is actually absorbing every other wavelength of light and reflecting only the red back to you. In a sense, the apple is every color except red; red is simply the one it rejects. The Speed of Vision
can see ultraviolet light, revealing "landing strips" on flowers that are invisible to us. Color isn't an inherent property of objects; it’s
Sight is the only sense that can travel across the universe. While touch is limited to your skin and hearing to the vibration of the air around you, your eyes can catch photons that began their journey from a star millions of light-years away. The Speed of Vision can see ultraviolet light,
Our sight is a form of time travel. Because light takes time to travel, you never see the world exactly as it is "now." You see it as it was 1.3 seconds ago. The Sun: You see it as it was 8 minutes ago. Our sight is a form of time travel
We don’t actually "see" with our eyes; we see with our visual cortex. The data the eye sends to the brain is actually quite messy—it’s upside down, distorted by the curve of the lens, and has a massive "blind spot" where the optic nerve attaches. Your brain essentially acts as a world-class editor, flipping the image, filling in the gaps, and smoothing out the jitters to create a seamless movie of reality. The Color Illusion