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TalkingDog

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1. Short answer: No.

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 08:47 AM

Mar 2012

If pictograms and visual symbols were consistently understandable across generations, what is transpiring in this Sumerian Pictogram would be instantly understandable to anyone who views it.

But it is not.

There are tribes in existence today whose understanding of and ability to see colors in the same way as westerners has been researched and documented as being very different.

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Can 'The Scream' painting warn future generations of radioactive waste risks? [View all] kristopher Mar 2012 OP

Short answer: No. TalkingDog Mar 2012 #1

I don't think that makes your case. kristopher Mar 2012 #4

Bahahaa! Seriously? What spectrum do color blind people (either partially or completely) see in? TalkingDog Mar 2012 #5

One of my biggest concerns with using nuclear energy powered electrical power plants madokie Mar 2012 #2

"For a handful of dollars today..." kristopher Mar 2012 #6

Reminds me not to trust Republicans randr Mar 2012 #3

They do love their nuclear and coal, don't they? kristopher Mar 2012 #7