Colour-blind-what they see

[Aggie_Ama]

half the male population is NOT color blind! according to the Howard Hughes medical institute, 7% of men have some form of colorblindness, but less than 1% of women do.

Well I am pretty sure it was some article trying to scare you into buying hi-viz stuff saying no one could distinguish you from pavement in anything but X Color because half the men on the road are color blind. Probably should have stated that I didn't trust the science behind that stat since it was in a sales article.

I wonder though if it isn't higher than 7%, my husband knows several people who are other than his cousin. To me 7% seems kind of rare but I am not in a statistic mood this morning. Out of 6 men at work they have one color blind and one that can see the colors but has trouble distinguishing until they are very close. Makes it interesting since they work with plants and color is an integral part of their work. Maybe they are just a special bunch and it is odd my husband knows so many people that are. We all kind of thought my physics teacher was a freak for being color blind but then again he was kind of a weird guy.