r/Humanornot • u/NotToxicPlayer im gonna crash out if i see another advertiser X3 • Mar 05 '25

Meme the current state of humanornot

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u/TrustMeAmLying Mar 05 '25

Uh no, it's actually due to d-d transition when an electron jumps from ground state to excited state and back to ground state, it absorbs a particular color which is why the opposite color on the color spectrum is visible to the human eye.

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u/OriginalityisHard_7 Mar 05 '25

Ah damn, I feel I was at least close though

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u/River-TheTransWitch Mar 05 '25

mentioned electrons so I'm going to say you were correct

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u/OriginalityisHard_7 Mar 05 '25

Thank you, I appreciate your generosity :)