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From: Torrington, CT
Originally Posted by Odin's Wrath
Translucent isn't a color. Get your sign. 
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From: Somewhere near the back of beyond
Originally Posted by Turbo77
Polar bear fur is translucent and it's skin is black. 
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What big cat cannot retract its claws?
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What big cat cannot retract its claws?
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
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From: Somewhere in the EU
Originally Posted by wild-mtn-rose
The cheetah.
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
Air force.
(U.S. Army Air Corps)
And I'll comment on the "colour argument" in a moment because of the technicality of "translucent" being a "colour" (or color for you butchers of the English language).
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From: Torrington, CT
Originally Posted by kobiashi
And I'll comment on the "colour argument" in a moment because of the technicality of "translucent" being a "colour" (or color for you butchers of the English language).
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From: Somewhere near the back of beyond
Originally Posted by kobiashi
Air force.
(U.S. Army Air Corps)
And I'll comment on the "colour argument" in a moment because of the technicality of "translucent" being a "colour" (or color for you butchers of the English language).
(U.S. Army Air Corps)
And I'll comment on the "colour argument" in a moment because of the technicality of "translucent" being a "colour" (or color for you butchers of the English language).
I agree that transparent is not really a color, per-say, sorry. Had I said "What non-color is a Polar Bear's fur?" it would have been a give away to the answer.
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by wild-mtn-rose
The cheetah.
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
The Air force.
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From: Somewhere in the EU
Originally Posted by Turbo77
It's a trick question. But, something that is "translucent" does technically have a color "shading" to it. If it had no color, it's be transparent (read: see through, clear, lacking in color).
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From: Somewhere near the back of beyond
Originally Posted by kobiashi
It's not a trick question, it was a poorly worded question. And no, translucent does not technically have a shading to it. Translucent is a state (in this case of a particular substance). It is that state which allows light to pass thru it. It is not the translucence itself which has a shade, that would be the light reflecting AFTER it has passed through the substance (in this case the fur).
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From: Somewhere in the EU
Originally Posted by wild-mtn-rose
Hey, hey, hey, I apologized for the question and offered an explanation as to why I worded it like I did...sheesh...
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From: Hammer Lane
Originally Posted by wild-mtn-rose
The cheetah.
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
Turbo is correct. Most sources indicate that the long, coarse guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of the undercoat are not hollow, but they, like the guard hairs, are colorless. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths. Their skin is black to absorb and hold as much warmth as possible.
What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?
I know that it is translucent. Translucent still isn't a color. Color is determined by the light that is reflected from an object. That color in the case of the polar bear fur is white. The why doesn't matter.
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From: Hammer Lane
Originally Posted by Turbo77
Um... I hear you're like a resident guru, and I'm still technically a NoOb to this board, but check your fact. A polar bears fur only appears white due to the reflection of the sun and snow.
Here's YOUR sign:
No offense.
Here's YOUR sign:
No offense.
I missed this earlier. I am no guru. I just keep my mouth shut when I don't know something, or have a valid opinion. (Well, mostly.
) If you can find a definition of translucent, that deems it a color, I'll get my sign. I can't help it if the question was flawed.