The Girl with the Goalden Boot

Saturday, August 14, 2004

 

Taps

It's funny what weird ideas and thoughts come up when you're in the shower LOL! Anyway, why does red tap = hot water, and blue tap = cold water? Gosh, you're all probably thinking "well, duh!", but next time you use the stove, carefully observe the gas flame. Certainly the reddish-yellowish parts of the flame are hot, but isn't the hottest flame the blue-cone flame? (think bunsen burner...). So, considering the case of the gas flame, why does red imply something is hot, and blue for cold? Where did the idea of red = hot and blue = cold originate? Just pondering...

Lola Nadal 3:43 PM