[couslee]

David, that is why I have hunted for a colorblindness test Online. The only way to tell if your colorblind is by that test. Also, some of the areas it does affect you are, color coded wiring, also different colors used in the same setting. Like the neutral race flags in SE4g. most of them, look the same color wise as the other similar shaded flags. looking at a purple flag, and a blue flag can appear to be the same color. it they are right next to each other, it's a little easier to tell apart, but if a yellow tinted one is inbetween, then one can't tell the difference at all. Thats why I have to be carefull i don't attack the wrong ship. I might bLast a friend in error.

being colorblind does not mean one sees less colors. I just learned different ones. for example, take two people. one is colorblind, the other has "normal" vision.
both as a child are given an apple, and told it is red.
the "normal vision" child learns that the color he is looking at is red.
The same thing for the colorblind child, that is the color he is taught is red.
But if the "normal vision" child were to look through the "colorblind' child's eye, he would see pink, or yellow, or green.
red is red to me, but my red is not the same color as your red.
Not being able to distingush shade borders on little dots because of colorblindness, is what allows the test to work. Who ever developed the test, was either a genius, or only colorblind in one eye. lol

Colorblindness also has different levels of severity. usually based on which primary and secondary colors cause problems. R/B/G color blind (me) is two primary, one secondary. most true colorblinds are 2 and 1, or 2 and 2. if someone is only colorblind to one color, they will get a lot farther in the test, but it is designed to catch even single color blindness.

colorblindness has it greatest effect when dealing with pastel colors. I can look at the paint on my wall, and the best i can come up with is "off white", or "earth tones". to go to the store and pick out a match for spot painting is a genuine gamble. Also makes matching clothes difficult. when looks like a good combo to me, may scream at other people.

the biggest problem, is a lot of people have never been tested for it. I have read the "most" men are colorblind, and "most" women are not, but I am not sure of the validity of that statement.. Likewise, I have read that people who are colorblind see better in the dark. But who knows for sure, without doing a lot of research.

the test on the joke page, is only about 1/3 of the circles that are in a complete test. (like the one the USAF gives, which makes lying on entrance impossible. sorry, had to go there).