What If Computer Graphics Ran Under Crayola's Law?

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Imagine PC graphics running on ballpoint pen colors.<br/></span></li><li class="l0" id="c30512685">Rezistik, <a href="?t=30512685#c30512685">on 01/19/2010</a>, -1/+11<span>Really horrid comparison...crayola is probably capable of creating the thousands upon thousands of shades and tints...but no one would buy that...Whereas providing as much color as possible in a screen is quite advantageous. </span></li><li class="l2" id="c30513598">antdude, <a href="?t=30511176#c30513598">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+10<span>I remembered two colors. ;) Bright green and black.</span></li><li class="l1 i" id="c30512628">inactive, <a href="?t=30512520#c30512628">on 01/19/2010</a>, -2/+9<span>sorry that was my lil bro</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30512543">Aquakitty, <a href="?t=30512543#c30512543">on 01/19/2010</a>, -2/+8<span>Red didn't come in until 1949.. pink rules, I knew it.</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30513501">jcpudd, <a href="?t=30512543#c30513501">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+6<span>It's not pink, it's light red!</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30500607">dpotenzi, <a href="?t=30500607#c30500607">on 01/18/2010</a>, -4/+9<span>This is a great illustration of the difference in developmental time scale between using molecules and electrons. Electrons are faster, way!</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30516909">Apocryphax64, <a href="?t=30512543#c30516909">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+5<span>It's not pink, it's salmon!</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30512648">danj484, <a href="?t=30512520#c30512648">on 01/19/2010</a>, -1/+6<span>Digg sucks, 100M get.</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30512569">Jektal, <a href="?t=30512569#c30512569">on 01/19/2010</a>, -1/+5<span>Those "primary" colors they started with are actually kind of trippy, in a nice pleasant way. Makes me want to watch old re-runs of Sesame Street and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood...<br/><br/>Anyway, I appreciate the semi-scientific angle the story took, but it's really not the same. You actually have to physically make crayons and have one of each color you want to use on-hand. Imagine if LCDs had 1 sub-pixel for every shade they could reproduce, rather than 3 sub-pixels which can be combined for almost limitless colors?</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30636629">Meocross, <a href="?t=30512520#c30636629">on 01/25/2010</a>, -0/+4<span>You deleted over your lil bro!? woh</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30748816">FunkyWitDaSysTm, <a href="?t=30512567#c30748816">on 01/30/2010</a>, -0/+3<span>crudely-drawn pic, or it didn't happen</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30583565">ChromaVita, <a href="?t=30583565#c30583565">on 01/22/2010</a>, -0/+2<span>To everyone that said it wasn't a fair comparison: Duh. Stop ruining it. It wasn't supposed to be literal. </span></li><li class="l1" id="c30523593">Elranzer, <a href="?t=30512569#c30523593">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+2<span>The Electric Company or GTFO</span></li><li class="l2 i" id="c30512915">inactive, <a href="?t=30511176#c30512915">on 01/19/2010</a>, -2/+4<span>civil war porn is awesome, wtf are you talking about crackinthebox10?</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30680045">getsalted, <a href="?t=30680045#c30680045">on 01/27/2010</a>, -0/+2<span>I'd love to see this as an interactive graphic where each color's name pops up as I mouse over it.</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30523583">Elranzer, <a href="?t=30512543#c30523583">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+2<span>What is Light Urple?</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30513350">catvllvs, <a href="?t=30511176#c30513350">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+2<span>So many stumps...</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30750221">Ontarian, <a href="?t=30750221#c30750221">on 01/30/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>RIP Blood Red, 1949-1990</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30525159">Greg2k, <a href="?t=30512572#c30525159">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Just the thought of an RGB crayon makes my head explode.</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30532766">dralezero, <a href="?t=30532766#c30532766">on 01/20/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Crayola Crayola Rock!</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30514202">brandita, <a href="?t=30514202#c30514202">on 01/19/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Does that also apply to those smelly markers? </span></li><li class="l2" id="c30636549">Amadeus2490, <a href="?t=30512543#c30636549">on 01/25/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>What is Steve Urkel?</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30645232">Tymoner, <a href="?t=30512572#c30645232">on 01/25/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>***** photoshop, I use crayola! </span></li><li class="l2" id="c30645174">Tymoner, <a href="?t=30512543#c30645174">on 01/25/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Where's my turtle?!</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30647965">shaunj66, <a href="?t=30512543#c30647965">on 01/25/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Gwobal waffle?</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30628572">stowengeneering, <a href="?t=30514080#c30628572">on 01/24/2010</a>, -0/+0<span>I'm afraid they do seem to see differently, but as it is all subjective and there is no great difference, don't worry about it. Unless you are dealing with a spectroscope. Then you will find yourself arguing about the illumination!</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30522154">InfiniteNothing, <a href="?t=30513286#c30522154">on 01/19/2010</a>, -2/+2<span>aka brown?</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30512715">crackinthebox10, <a href="?t=30511176#c30512715">on 01/19/2010</a>, -4/+3<span>dude, you really like senior citizen porn?? wtf...</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30514080">LucifersDad, <a href="?t=30514080#c30514080">on 01/19/2010</a>, -6/+1<span>More like the difference between what colours men sea and what colours females see.</span></li><li class="l0 i" id="c30512520">inactive, <a href="?t=30512520#c30512520">on 01/19/2010</a>, -43/+0<span>DIGG THIS UP IF YOU LIKE DIGG.COM</span></li><li class="c-reply-main"> <h3>Add a Comment</h3> <div id="comment-reply"> <form action="#"> <div class="textarea"> <a href="/web/20100211015005/http://digg.com/login">Login</a> or <a href="/web/20100211015005/http://digg.com/register">register</a> to comment!<br/>Or, sign-in super fast with your Facebook account ...<br/> <a class="loginFBButton"><img src="/web/20100211015005im_/http://digg.com/img/login-fb-connect.gif" width="195" height="26"></a> <script type="text/javascript">$(document).trigger('loginFBButtonLoaded');</script></div> <input type="submit" disabled="disabled" value="Submit Comment"/> </form> </div> </li></ul></div><script type="text/javascript"> $('.dialogable').click(function() { var action = '{ "userMessage" : "Thanks for logging in. 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