Earlier this year the internet was obsessed with what color people saw when they looked at a picture of a dress,that in turn sparked online tests for a condition known as tetrachromacy which is quite rare (.25% of the population) showing that a large number of people had the ability to see extra colors. It was all pretty much a hoax,but I digress (imagine that!). What I have been checking into this time is synesthesia a condition where people's senses combine in a way that allows them to see numbers and letters as colors or sometimes they are associated with smells or textures. The colors are specific to one person senses,say person a. sees a 4 as red,but person b. sees 4 as blue. These reactions are not thought about they just happen automatically,it is hard to imagine and harder to explain! I will leave you with that much info and give you room to do some more research if are so inclined.
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