Re: Why is hi-vis clothing easier to see? What's so special about the colour?

Aug 28, 2019 Last reply: 6 years ago 5 Replies

OK in the 1960s you could get a two part paint. It used to be called Day Glo. The basic stuff was a white undercoat and the colour you wanted on top. There was a green but most were amber or yellow. I used to paint it on parts of model aircraft since I was partially sighted and contrast was everything. I imagine the paint underneath reflected most of the uv so that the top coat could convert as much as possible into the colour needed.



Brian


You make crinkly noises as you walk, and people sometimes mistake you for a traffic warden?

Owain

I once actually saw a member of the public having a normal conversation with a traffic warden. I told them not to communicate with lowlifes.

Killfile too complicated for your little brain is it?

I don't use it. Just f*ck off.

No. You want me to go away, learn to use your antique Windows XP contraption correctly. I had a killfile back in 1995.

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