Is the Invisible Pink Unicorn really pink?

[Achilles]

Some argue that it's actually more of a melon color while some argue that it's actually trout. Please discuss.

 

This thread assumes that the Invisible Pink Unicorn actually exists. Please take any discussion regarding the existence or non-existence to IPU/aIPU thread (once you've started it). Thanks.

 

EDIT: I just realized I posted this in the wrong place. Could one of the mods please move this to Hot Topics section? Thanks in advance.

 

Done, because we know the discussion of pinkness, or lack thereof, could possibly become very inflammatory. --Jae

[tk102]

How can anyone argue that it is not pink? Look at how it's named. How can pink not be pink? Maybe there's not a universal 'pink' in a visible sense, but with invisible objects, it's pretty hard to nail down differences in hue.

 

Some also argue that being invisible is an attribute that's in contradiction to its pinkness. I think you just have to have faith in its name. It's both invisible and pink. Why can't we just agree on that?

[EnderWiggin]

Some argue that it's actually more of a melon color while some argue that it's actually trout. Please discuss.

 

Obviously the Invisible Pink Unicorn is real, I for one wholeheartedly believe. Oh, and it isn't pink, because it reflects no light (hence, invisible).

 

Duh, Achilles

 

_EW_

[Achilles]

Just because it's invisible (and pink) in our limited part of the spectrum of light doesn't mean that it's invisible (or pink) for all. I, for one, am willing to accept it's pinkness on faith and since no one has yet to be able to prove that it isn't invisible, it only makes sense to accept that.

[jrrtoken]

Only the Predator can see that it's pink, duh. To the naked eye, it's really just camouflaged, like a chameleon. I though everyone learned this in tenth grade ecology, but it appears some people had more fun daydreaming than learning the wonders of the natural world.

[Det. Bart Lasiter]

i see the invisible pink unicorn as a metaphor for man's inner being, in my mind, it is pink because of this.

[tk102]

a metaphor for woman's inner thigh, in my mind, it is pink because of this.

That's very thought-provoking Jmac. Hmm.

[Det. Bart Lasiter]

That's very thought-provoking Jmac. Hmm.

what does the horn represent here tk

[tk102]

I don't know, I'm still trying to get past the invisible part.

[Det. Bart Lasiter]

I don't know, I'm still trying to get past the invisible part.

heh babby can't handle a little extrasensory input

[Sabretooth]

Some argue that it's actually more of a melon color while some argue that it's actually trout.

Sources?

[Jae Onasi]

It's a mauvey shade of pinky-russet.

[Litofsky]

All hail the GLORIOUS PINK UNICORN

 

 

Furthermore, I propose that the Invisible Pink Unicorn is, in fact, a misnomer, as the Unicorn is clearly visible.

[CommanderQ]

I would think that a more pinkish gold, don't you think? Pinkness must've been its middle name some ought hundred years ago...possibly. Unicorness is obvious as Litfsky pointed out:D

[Web Rider]

Since nobody really knows what the color pink looks like, it is clearly not invisible.

[Q]

Obviously the Invisible Pink Unicorn is real, I for one wholeheartedly believe. Oh, and it isn't pink, because it reflects no light (hence, invisible).

 

Duh, Achilles

 

_EW_

We have a winner!

[jawathehutt]

I propose it is mouvelous.(its a crayon color in a 64 pack for those of you uneducated in your crayon colors.)

[Rev7]

Obviously the Invisible Pink Unicorn is real, I for one wholeheartedly believe. Oh, and it isn't pink, because it reflects no light (hence, invisible).

 

Duh, Achilles

 

_EW_

QFT

[Nedak]

I have faith the invisible pink unicorn is real.

[Ray Jones]

It's a very light ultraviolet, actually. ^^

[vanir]

I thought it was a purple rhinocerous *shrug*

[Sabretooth]

Since nobody really knows what the color pink looks like, it is clearly not invisible.

Actually from what I've read, the colour pink does not actually exist. You don't see it on the light spectrum, it's actually "invented" by your brain to fill the gap between red and violet.

 

Source:

http://www.null-hypothesis.co.uk/science/strange-but-true/profs-probings/colour_spectrum_magenta_complimentary_bizarre

 

It can, therefore be interpreted that the Invisible Pink Unicorn does in fact consist of several conflicting shades of red and violet, which are interpreted by the brain as pink or magenta. But since the pink is not really there, it might be said that unicorn is colourless, and hence "invisible" due to a lack of colour.

[Jae Onasi]

Pink is just a desaturated red. Since the eye has cones that signal for red (green and blue as well), it's all good.

[jonathan7]

The IPU looks like this;

 

 

Explanation of the logo; http://www.invisiblepinkunicorn.com/ipu/about.html

[Jae Onasi]

You realize, of course, that it can be both pink and invisible at the same time in a very specific situation. For someone who is without vision, the unicorn would indeed be invisible, but it could still be pink just the same.