> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mauro Diotallevi > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:59 PM > To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion > Subject: Re: Indigo and Umami > > On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 10:04 PM, William T Goodall > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There used to be seven colours in a rainbow and four basic flavours > > (sweet, sour, bitter, salt) and then indigo became a shade of violet > > and umami became the fifth basic flavour. > > I thought that there were still 7 colors of the rainbow *including* > indigo. I learned the colors as ROY G BIV -- Red Orange Yellow Green > Blue Indigo Violet. > > Or did you learn a different system?
Well, when I was a kid I noticed that the colors blended to the point that I couldn't tell. Now that I'm older, I know there is a rich infinity of colors in the rainbow. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
