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    • Red shirt and blue shorts and colour reflection/absorption.
    Rights: University of Waikato. All Rights Reserved. Published 14 March 2012 Size: 97 KB Referencing Hub media

    Why does the shirt look red and the shorts blue? The shirt looks red because the shirt absorbs the other colours and only reflects red waves. The blue shorts reflect blue and absorb green, yellow and red.

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