History of Red

	Revision 11 . . (edit) December 6, 2001 12:14 am by (logged).191.188.xxx
	Revision 10 . . November 1, 2001 11:49 am by Bryan Derksen [I like obvious things. :)]
	Revision 9 . . (edit) November 1, 2001 4:54 am by Zundark [link nm to Nanometer instead of SI_unit]

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Changed: 1c1,7

Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernable by the human eye. Red light has a wavelength of roughly 700 nm.

Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernable by the human eye. Red light has a wavelength of roughly 700 nm. If your browser supports colour display, the following patch should be red: ██

Added: 4a11,12

Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions

Changed: 6c14

The color red is often used to denote anger as in seeing red. The color of blood led red to be associated with the god of war, Mars, and the reddish planet became named for him. The identification of communism as red (since red was the primary color of the flag of the USSR) led to such Cold War phrases as "Red China" (distinguished from [Nationalist China]? or Taiwan) and "the Red Menace."

The color red is often used to denote anger as in seeing red. The color of blood led red to be associated with the god of war, Mars, and the reddish planet became named for him. The identification of communism as red (since red was the primary color of the flag of the USSR) led to such Cold War phrases as "Red China" (distinguished from [Nationalist China]? or Taiwan) and "the Red Menace."