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The skin of red apples absorb all light except red light. Red light is reflected and it's what we perceive as the color of the fruit.

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Q: Why do you see red when you look at red apples?
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Why do you see an apple as being red?

Probably because when we are really young, the books we read that contain apples are usually red, and also, because most parents buy red apples for their kid's to eat, and when we learn the alphabet next to the letter A is almost always a red apple. It's probably mostly just because almost all things apples we see are seen as red, since the red apples are sweeter, and look more appealing and vibrant.


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