An explanation of colorblindness is a post on The Hickensian

A get a lot of people asking me what its like to be colourblind. It usually takes the form of “Can you see this colour? Can you see this one ? Is everything black and white??? ”.

This is the best explanation I’ve come across yet:

A grassy hill with a sign saying - Imagine the green is red

Courtesy of David Shrigley

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