How many of you are colour blind?

salami1212 · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:48

Ive known I was colour blind, but how many other people are aswell? Heres 2 interesting links:

http://spellcoder.com/blogs/mostafa/archive/2006/08/20/317.aspx

http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html

When I turn down the green to nothing on my monitor I can see the numbers in the 1st link and the different shades. Its really weird, so how many of you lot are colour blind and has it caused any trouble in life?

loltim · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:49

Me, it sucks, especially when playing snooker.

salami1212 · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:51

Tim said:
Me, it sucks, especially when playing snooker.

lol, same, thats why i like pool... also, in class at school if i get a colour wrong, to the amusement of my mates lol. i am called the colour retarded lol..

yhack · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:52

Not me.

More proof that I'm perfect.

loltim · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:53

salami1212 said:
lol, same, thats why i like pool... also, in class at school if i get a colour wrong, to the amusement of my mates lol. i am called the colour retarded lol..

lol I know the feeling, had it all through school.

In the second link I can actually see the 2 of the 29 in the top right pic.

salami1212 · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:56

Tim said:
lol I know the feeling, had it all through school.

In the second link I can actually see the 2 of the 29 in the top right pic.

it looks like a 20 to me.. try turning your colour settings on your monitor to 0=green then try the test

ElRazur · 31 Jan 2007 at 19:58

100% colour visions here.

Street · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:09

Well I'm blind as a bat but on the plus side.. I'm not colour blind!

-Mike- · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:11

My friend uses some weird green on msn, I see it as black with a yellow hue

ElRazur · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:16

Street said:
Well I'm blind as a bat but on the plus side.. I'm not colour blind!

How does that work? unless you use sonar of some sort...

Gilly · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:17

I am.

ElRazur · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:18

Gilly said:
I am.

I challenge you to a game of snooker....

Gilly · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:19

ElRazur said:
I challenge you to a game of snooker....

OK.

My highest break is 54

ElRazur · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:20

Gilly said:
OK.

My highest break is 54

Im kidding man. Im rubbish at snooker.....but if you are up for pro-evo on the ps2...Bring it on baby.

m@rty · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:22

was told by the optician i was colour blind when i was about 9-10, he had a book with the same kind of circle things

SideWinder · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:22

I'm very slightly colour blind when it comes to reds and browns.

Stellios · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:23

Yeah, i cant read white on blue

loltim · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:26

Gilly said:
OK.

My highest break is 54

OT I know but nice one! I managed a 40 something in my dinner break at college a few years ago..

It's not a major problem though tbh, how often do you play an opponent not honest enough to point out where the brown ball is?

Shifter_Hull · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:30

yhack said:
Not me.

More proof that I'm perfect.

lol

Xez · 31 Jan 2007 at 20:46

Im colour blind on red and green. Whenever it's mentioned all people do is ask if all i can see is black and white