Interesting expiriment on colour change

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Interesting expiriment on colour change

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I thought this was an interesting theory ...
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That is quite interesting. I wonder how reliable the results are. Does latitute have an effect, I wonder? So many questioned unanswered. I suggest someone draw up a proposal and try and get funding from the National Science Foundation.

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I always wanted to do my PhD in Lego - so would that be Engineering, Physics, Education, or Visual Arts? I guess this experiment is Engineering - effects of light on materials - although we could look into Physics (optics) and Geography (Weather & Climate studies) as an interdisciplinary to allow for better travel grants ...
Oh I wish :D
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Hmm... I a little confused. I he trying to make the whole brick discolored to match one already discolored side? Or does exposing the brick's already discolored sides for a long enough period of time change the color to something better? :?:
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ottoatm wrote:Hmm... I a little confused. I he trying to make the whole brick discolored to match one already discolored side? Or does exposing the brick's already discolored sides for a long enough period of time change the color to something better? :?:
As I understood it, the attempt is to take a new-coloured brick and make it look like an old-coloured brick by leaving it in the sun.

Was I just hearing what I wanted to hear?
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No, I think you're right.
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"It exposes to sunlight for one week"
"It turns over"
"It puts the lotion in the basket"

It's an interesting idea. I'll definately try this out.
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"It exposes to sunlight for one week"
"It turns over"
"It puts the lotion in the basket"
LOL... :lol: oh man, don't even go there.

I'd be interested in trying this out too that the sun is starting to come up ever once in awhile here in the northeast.
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Re: Interesting expiriment on colour change

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Are the photos the end result of this experiment? Is the colour of the middle brick suppose to have changed from matching the right-hand brick to matching the left-hand brick? If that is the goal, then I see no discernable change in the middle brick colour. Perhaps that's due more to my own slight colour blindness, but my reaction is to declare the experiment a failure. :?

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Post by Dragon Master »

Neat idea. Doesn't look like it worked out too good, but still a cool thought.

Now if Bruce could just give us some chemical forumulas to change the color, we'd be in business!
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