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Finally, An Advantage To Being Colorblind Topic Author: John Knicely Posted: 8:54 PM Jul 5, 2011 Save Email Print	Recent Blog Topics The Elk That Nearly Broke The Bank Yes, A Snake! Finally, An Advantage To Being Colorblind Grant's Grand Graduation My Mom Remembered On Mothers Day Briscoe: "Never Give Up!"

Font Size: It started in my junior high science class. The text book included a simple test for colorblindness. Those with normal vision would see a specific number embedded in a circle of colored dots. When I looked at the circle it was just a bunch of dots. I mentioned that in the classroom and nobody believed me. Fast forward to high school when one of my classmates made this comment: "Knicely, that shirt doesn't go with that sweatshirt." I had no clue it clashed. Finally the college physical confirmed the fact I am red-green colorblind. I failed to correctly match the colored strands of yarn. The Doctor asked me "did you know you're colorblind?" Consequently most of the clothes I wore during my single years were blue. Marriage helped me expand the wardrobe because I knew I could trust my wife to match the ties and socks with my suits. Which brings me to a recent date night with Sue. We went to a 3-D movie and halfway through the showing, she nudged me and asked if there was a line down the middle of the screen. I said "no, everything looks fine." Later as we were leaving the theater, the manager was handing out free passes to come back and watch another 3-D movie. Turns out one of the projectors that supplies the green hue went out during the movie. Only those who were red-green colorblind were not affected. My movie experience was great. Now I have a free ticket for use on a rainy day. Being colorblind isn't so bad after all. If you want to take the test yourself, just search Ishihara Test on the web. Knicely Done!