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RL Clown · 11-30-2017, 04:12 PM

I have an interesting question for all of you science lovers... Seriously, why don't blue foods exist? (I'm talking about natural foods.) Think about it... Blueberries are not really blue. Blue cheese is not really blue. So why don't blue foods exist??

The Batlord · 11-30-2017, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RL Clown

I have an interesting question for all of you science lovers... Seriously, why don't blue foods exist? (I'm talking about natural foods.) Think about it... Blueberries are not really blue. Blue cheese is not really blue. So why don't blue foods exist??

Magnets.

**Frownland** · 11-30-2017, 04:19 PM

How much naturally occurring blue anything is there? It's just an uncommon colour.

And blue cheese is not blue because it's actually bleu cheese which means something else.

The Batlord · 11-30-2017, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

How much naturally occurring blue anything is there? It's just an uncommon colour.

And blue cheese is not blue because it's actually bleu cheese which means something else.

Isn't it a color that actually doesn't happen in nature? Like, aren't blueberries actually not even blue?

**Frownland** · 11-30-2017, 04:41 PM

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Isn't it a color that actually doesn't happen in nature? Like, aren't blueberries actually not even blue?

It occurs but only because it's so rare meaning that it's used in sexual selection (blue jays, frogs) and plants (indigo, blue corn) being more attractive. And a couple of jewels.

Also re: blueberries I think their skins are blue but the fruit is purple? Something like that.

Xurtio · 11-30-2017, 05:07 PM

Blueberries aren't blue by western standards, they're purple (white grapes are green, red grapes are purple, etc). The line between colors (e.g. purple purple-blue and blue) is an arbitrary classification, though, and different cultures (and subcutlures, and individuals) draw it different places.

Blue occurs in nature (the sky is blue thanks to raleigh scattering) and even in organics and minerals (that's often where humans get blue pigments from). They're not as common as colors like green, brown, grey, or even red.

RL Clown · 12-01-2017, 05:17 PM

Can I please ask you a new question? Why do chickens lay eggs? Is there an advantage to laying eggs? (I'm not talking about baby chicks. I'm talking about regular eggs that people eat...)

Paul Smeenus · 12-01-2017, 05:26 PM

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Purple.

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RL Clown Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 182	I have an interesting question for all of you science lovers... Seriously, why don't blue foods exist? (I'm talking about natural foods.) Think about it... Blueberries are not really blue. Blue cheese is not really blue. So why don't blue foods exist??

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RL Clown Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 182	Can I please ask you a new question? Why do chickens lay eggs? Is there an advantage to laying eggs? (I'm not talking about baby chicks. I'm talking about regular eggs that people eat...)