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Also part 2: http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/ | Also part 2: http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/ | ||
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+ | And, this is fascinating: https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ | ||
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+ | <pre> | ||
+ | Here are the color names most disproportionately popular among women: | ||
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+ | Dusty Teal | ||
+ | Blush Pink | ||
+ | Dusty Lavender | ||
+ | Butter Yellow | ||
+ | Dusky Rose | ||
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+ | Okay, pretty flowery, certainly. Kind of an incense-bomb-set-off-in-a-Bed-Bath-&-Beyond vibe. Well, let’s take a look at the other list. | ||
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+ | Here are the color names most disproportionately popular among men: | ||
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+ | Penis | ||
+ | Gay | ||
+ | WTF | ||
+ | Dunno | ||
+ | Baige | ||
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+ | I … that’s not my typo in #5—the only actual color in the list really is a misspelling of “beige”. And keep in mind, this is based on the number of unique people who answered the color, not the number of times they typed it. This isn’t just the effect of a couple spammers. In fact, this is after the spamfilter. | ||
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+ | I weep for my gender. But, on to: | ||
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Postcards from the Frontiers of Science • New paint colors invented by neural network
Also part 2: http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/
And, this is fascinating: https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/
Here are the color names most disproportionately popular among women: Dusty Teal Blush Pink Dusty Lavender Butter Yellow Dusky Rose Okay, pretty flowery, certainly. Kind of an incense-bomb-set-off-in-a-Bed-Bath-&-Beyond vibe. Well, let’s take a look at the other list. Here are the color names most disproportionately popular among men: Penis Gay WTF Dunno Baige I … that’s not my typo in #5—the only actual color in the list really is a misspelling of “beige”. And keep in mind, this is based on the number of unique people who answered the color, not the number of times they typed it. This isn’t just the effect of a couple spammers. In fact, this is after the spamfilter. I weep for my gender. But, on to: