Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site uiucuxc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!usadaca From: usadaca@uiucuxc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Re: red fire engines - (nf) Message-ID: <34400025@uiucuxc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 13:05:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucuxc.34400025 Posted: Wed Sep 19 13:05:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 06:34:32 EDT References: <1205@pucc-h.UUCP> Lines: 9 Nf-ID: #R:pucc-h:-120500:uiucuxc:34400025:000:454 Nf-From: uiucuxc!usadaca Sep 19 12:05:00 1984 #R:pucc-h:-120500:uiucuxc:34400025:000:454 uiucuxc!usadaca Sep 19 12:05:00 1984 The reason they are painted that color,(and its not just in Lafayette, but also all around the country), is that some blue-ribbon panel of scientist types did a study that showed that that particular color was more apt to be noticed by the largest number of people. Kind of makes you wonder how anyone could overlook something as large as a fire engine in the first place, eh? Also, I've nevr heard of anyone being color blind to that particular color.