Fact about the colour green.. 12.12.12

Facts About The Colour
Green!

The colour green signifies
nature, life, youth, safety

and hope. Green is the
second most favourite
colour – blue being the
first.

Green represents ‘go’ in
traffic signals, railway
signals and ship signals.

It is known as a safe
colour worldwide which
is why first-aid
equipment is often
green . Fire escape exit
signs are green in most
countries, although some
are red .

Green is the colour used
for night vision goggles
because the human eye is
most sensitive and able
to distinguish the most
shades in that colour.

The colour green is often
used as a symbol of
sickness, you’ll most
likely have noticed this in
cartoons; the character
often has a green face
when being sick.

In North American stock
markets, green is used to
indicate a rise in stock
prices, however In East
Asian stock markets,
green indicates a drop in
stock prices.

Green has long been a
symbol of fertility and
was once the preferred
colour choice for wedding
gowns in the 1400’s.

Green wallpapers look
really cool.

Before the 1950's Santa's
suit was originally green
until Coca-Cola bought
him out and changed his
suit to red .

In high schools in the
United States during the
1960s, it was believed
that if someone wore
green on Thursdays, it
meant that they were
gay.

Green is the national
colour of Ireland.

Green was a sacred colour
to the Egyptians
representing the hope
and joy of spring. The
floors of the temples
were green .

Suicides dropped by 34%
when London's Blackfriar
Bridge was painted
green .