A wonderful thing about iridescence - it's a way to colour things that aren't actually coloured at all. For example, there's a type of butterfly that *looks* a luminous bright blue - but it's just the way the light is interacting with its surface, and in reality it's a dull brown colour: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-butterfly-effect-how-blue-morpho-wings-could-stop-counterfeiting This trick (structural colour) is leading to all sorts of weird new experiments - and might also help with keeping buildings cool, by changing their external colour in realtime in reaction to sunlight. VERY TRIPPY INDEED.
I love this! Reminds me of the scene in Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” when they discuss their favorite word. Brings me back to a moment in my life when my family was sailing together on a boat named “Alacrity”. Such a gorgeous word and so fitting for the moment we were living - all together on the open water in the sunshine. It was all happy. One of the last memories I have of us all together genuinely enjoying each others presence before my parents split up. Thanks for bringing this memory back!
The glow of your pastel pen and pencil light up the phosphorescence of two chemicals needed for bio luminescence . Pellucid points of Gemini stars lucifrace and Luciferin . (Check spelling) strokes of genius research.
I loved this. Thank you. :)
A wonderful thing about iridescence - it's a way to colour things that aren't actually coloured at all. For example, there's a type of butterfly that *looks* a luminous bright blue - but it's just the way the light is interacting with its surface, and in reality it's a dull brown colour: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-butterfly-effect-how-blue-morpho-wings-could-stop-counterfeiting This trick (structural colour) is leading to all sorts of weird new experiments - and might also help with keeping buildings cool, by changing their external colour in realtime in reaction to sunlight. VERY TRIPPY INDEED.
Love referring to a person as incandescent. Brilliant!
I love this! Reminds me of the scene in Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” when they discuss their favorite word. Brings me back to a moment in my life when my family was sailing together on a boat named “Alacrity”. Such a gorgeous word and so fitting for the moment we were living - all together on the open water in the sunshine. It was all happy. One of the last memories I have of us all together genuinely enjoying each others presence before my parents split up. Thanks for bringing this memory back!
Such a delightful collection of words!
The glow of your pastel pen and pencil light up the phosphorescence of two chemicals needed for bio luminescence . Pellucid points of Gemini stars lucifrace and Luciferin . (Check spelling) strokes of genius research.
Brilliant!
Love your work, Grant!