[DeTomaso] NPC - Empirical evidence as to why Red is the bestPantera color!

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Mon Aug 30 19:28:58 EDT 2010


Of course you could get them in the early days in any color you  
liked..... as long as it was black.


Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

> Henry clearly liked blue.
>  
>
>
> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Empirical evidence as to why Red is   
> the bestPantera color!
> To: "'Pantera List'" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 3:09 PM
>
>
> Read it again.
>
> It is clearly saying that if you prefer any color other than red, you have
> an excessive amount of fur on your face and rump.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of detomasoregistry at gmail.com
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:16 PM
> To: 'Kirby Schrader'; 'Pantera List'
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Empirical evidence as to why Red is the
> bestPantera color!
>
> I remember a study out of the 1980's maybe that indicated the most ticketed
> color during
> daytime was red, while the most ticketed color at night was white.  Easier
> to see???
>
> I don't remember if the % of cars by color was factored in or not.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Kirby Schrader
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 1:57 PM
> To: Pantera List
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Empirical evidence as to why Red is the best
> Pantera color!
>
> Years ago, during a defensive driving course I was taking (taught by an
> ex-Texas State Trooper), the following question was asked...
>
> "What if there were 10 cars all speeding and you saw them. What would you
> do? You can't stop all of them!"
>
> His reply.
>
> Stop the red one.
> Why?
> Because they are the fastest!
> What if there isn't a red one?
> Stop the black one! They're the next fastest!
> What if there isn't a red car or a black car?
> I just turn on the lights and siren and at least two people will stop
> because they feel guilty.
>
> I have had a silver car ever since.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 15:44, Brent Stewart <bjbstewart at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> We no longer have to argue!
>> see:http://yhoo.it/azVUjL for full article.
>>
>>
>> "Based on research conducted by Dr. Mark  Changizi, professor of Human
>> Cognition
>> at 2AI Labs. An evolutionary  neurobiologist, Changizi's online biography
>> details his studies as a  means to "grasp the ultimate foundations
>> underlying
>> why we think, feel  and see as we do."
>>
>> According to his studies of primates, our eyes have evolved to detect
>>   subtle
>> changes in blood oxygenation. In layman's terms: we notice  pigment
> changes
>> when, for example, someone turns red with anger or pale  with fright.
> "It's
>> all
>> about emotions," says Changizi. "Our eyes are  designed to see these color
>> changes." Primates with less fur on their  face and rump (such as baboons
>> and
>> chimps) can detect these pigment  shifts.
>>
>> Different emotional states depend on how oxygenated your blood is.  "Red
> is
>> a
>> symbol of strength physiologically," says Changizi, while  mentioning
>> recent
>> studies that have proven wearing red sportswear leads  to a higher
>> probability
>> of winning. Changizi says cultural factors also  play an important role.
>> Think
>> about a red car, and chances are good a  low-slung Ferrari or Corvette
> (or,
>> may
>> I insert "Pantera") springs to mind.
>>
>> Millions of years of evolution, along with some clever marketing,  means
>> that
>> brighter colors (especially reds) could simply be hard-wired  in our minds
>> as
>> being powerful, fast and strong. Just don't try to  wiggle your way out of
>> a
>> speeding ticket by telling a cop he was  genetically programmed to ticket
>> your
>> little red sports car."
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