Pingelap is a remote Pacific Island with only 2.5 miles of territory at high tide. It is mainly known for having the highest concentration of complete color blindness in the world. A Belgian photographer has created a new book that attempts to give readers a chance to experience the world as many of the Pengelapans do.
part one (of six) of a 2008 documentary on Pingelap and its people Here
Inbreeding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEhHeILa3HE
The last thing a prog wants to hear is there really is such a thing on earth.
how do you know when the fruit is ripe?
The real question, geeknerd is how do blind people know when to stop wiping?
H. G. Wells wrote the short story “The Country of the Blind”.
Very famous, I highly recommend readers reading it on Gutenburg.org
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11870/pg11870.html
“In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king” is the famous quote from the story.
From the above link, the story is on page XXXII at the bottom.
OK that is very interesting. reminds me of the story of the minister and the rabbi having a game of golf. There was a long delay of their tee time, the caddie explained there was a group of blind golfers ahead. The minister remarked how wonderful it was that blind people could actually play a game of golf. The rabbi said ‘So, why can’t they just play at night!”
A most reasonable question!
@BURNER: “The last thing a prog wants to hear is there really is such a thing on earth.”
Except when they’re talking about poor whites, particularly Southerners.
Zonga – Beautiful.
How Cool to be the Dr, Who Can Surgicaly Add Color to their Lives !
The Hold Back of Fixing all of the Eyes on that Island Could be this.
You could end up with a week long period where they All seem to be on Magic Mushrooms !
Plantsman,
Sorry, you can’t surgically fix color blindness, it’s genetic.
And I’m SO glad I’m not colorblind. I wouldn’t be able to work in my chosen career of 50 years, electronics technician repair. Accurate color vision is a MUST.
Inbreading.
Sure their color blind. They were all close to the Bikini atom bomb test site. They have x-ray vision too.
A poster (geeknerd) asked about the methods they use to determine if a fruit is ripe. I suggest that they squeeze the melons and smell the kumquats.
After reading all these comments, I’m seeing red.
If the island’s generator shits the bed, how do the islanders know there’s a brownout?
how does the island’s accountant know when he’s in the red?
they’ll never be green with envy.
they’ll never “get” the movie “The Color Purple”, nor “Blue Hawaii”