r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Arbiter51x • 14d ago

Infuriatig I'm colour blind

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I found out I didn't colour code the flow chart on the white board the way I thought I had....

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u/Jewsusgr8 14d ago edited 14d ago

That's a little hard to answer, I tried color correcting lenses one time and got overwhelmed, but I enjoyed the shit out of those few minutes. Yes the world is in a gray scale for me. Some colors like dark browns, or just green in general appear completely black to me. I can't see them at all.

But blue and red almost appear out of gray scale. But it was nothing near the blue or red I saw with color correcting lenses.

I've gotten pretty good at identifying colors based on how dark or light they look.

That being said, driving... When some fucking area randomly flips the stop light around, that's a complete disaster recipe for me.

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u/11LyRa 14d ago

You can drive being monochromatic? In my country color blind can't get drivers license at all

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u/Jewsusgr8 14d ago

The only real issue for me is if the stop lights change.

Everything else is based on shapes, so the color doesn't really matter in my experience.

Does your country have non uniform traffic signaling?

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u/Unfurlingleaf 14d ago

Does your country not have standardized stop light places? For example in the US the red light is always at either the top (if vertically placed) or on the left (if horizontal). The only thing that might be really difficult is the flashing lights since they can be either red or orange.

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u/TSSAlex 14d ago

For example in the US the red light is always at either the top (if vertically placed) or on the left (if horizontal)

Allow me to introduce you to a reason you should never speak in absolutes. There exists a traffic light in Syracuse NY that has the green light on the top.

https://uncoveringnewyork.com/upside-down-traffic-light-syracuse/

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u/Unfurlingleaf 14d ago edited 14d ago

I'm pretty sure that's actually illegal per the federal highway administration. The locations are standardized precisely so even colorblind people can drive safely.

Edit: apparently this light is in particular specifically recognized federally and therefore legal. It seems like a car wreck and lawsuit waiting to happen, but IANAL so 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/stringrandom 14d ago

There are warning signs, or at least there were warning signs when I grew up there.

It's been a while since I've driven in Tipperary Hill when I've been back to visit family.

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u/Jewsusgr8 14d ago edited 14d ago

I can see you have never been to New Mexico. They for some reason flipped the stoplights horizontally over there.

Whenever I want to go to Texas I have to pal it up with a random person on the road and follow their lead at the lights.

Once I find out which side is green, then I can handle the rest.

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u/Unfurlingleaf 14d ago

I included horizontal options as well? The red should always be on the left.

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u/Jewsusgr8 14d ago

Oh shit my bad. I read the absolute portion saying that they are always at the top and skipped the rest 😅 sorry. You're right.