In Reply to: Another red story posted by Raymond Chapman on July 18, 19102 at 17:42:17:

I was out in the garage (shop) this afternoon and noticed two large paint spill spots. One was the Scarlet O'Hara Red from the other day and, of course, the other was One Shot Bright Red. I don't remember the story on that one, but it is a permanent feature of our floor now.

Back in college, my Color Theory professor was telling us about an airport or some public building that had painted large color circles on the floors of the terminal. It was for purely decorative purposes. As it turns out, red is a color that can trick the eye into a feeling of "closer". Warm colors in general do that, while cool color receed. Anyway, he was telling us how they had to take out the red circles on the floor because people were tripping on them. I can attest to that. We had a big red spot in the center of the "painting side" of the old shop in Oklahoma--from another random spill. Quite a few times I found myself adjusting my step when walking over the spot.

Red is a good color if you have kids. They like to lean into it, touch it, and get it all over them. It is even better when you miss a little red on the back side of your hand when cleaning up, and they think you cut your hand....getting a little cheap sympathy if only for a second or two.

Mike Jackson
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