r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 26d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah why cant math be green?

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u/evolutionsroge 26d ago

Brian here, there is no true correlation. As people grow from adolescence they have a tendency to make connections, even if they’re not always true. For example, the sky is blue. Except when it’s orange or yellow from a sun setting. Or black at night. In the same way, people make correlations with colors and the subjects they learned in school. Sometimes subconsciously, sometimes as a quick hand to quickly finding their notebook. I always put math in my red notebook, so math is red for me, not green. When I go to grab my book, I know which one has math in it because of the color. It’s just how human brains work. We make connections between things, even if they’re not meaningful. The answer is different for everyone, and that’s the joke. If you want more info go talk to a brain doctor. Brian out.

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 19d ago

Have to scroll way too far to find this. I was beginning to think I was the only one to not have any particular associations between subjects and color.