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Any opticians/eye specialists/bioligists want to help with this one?
From the Wapha site:
*Scientific research shows the Chartreuse [sic] colourway[sic] offers exceptional visibility in low light. Though not technically fluorescent, studies have found that the rods in the retina – the part of the eye that work best in low light – are particularly receptive to the yellow/green colour
*My understanding is that the *Cones *are used to detect colour and even in low light this is the case; I do note the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkinje_effect but even that seems to highlight the prominence of blue in low light?
I don't know why, but the above segment just reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEolSjlcqng
Nice but not science-y?