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(Colors can affect our sense of time.)

Colors can affect our sense of time.

(Have you ever noticed that fast-food restaurants use red inside them?)

Have you ever noticed that fast-food restaurants use red inside them?

(The time seems longer when people stay in spaces whose interior is full of warm colors such as red.)

The time seems longer when people stay in spaces whose interior is full of warm colors such as red.

(They feel as if they stayed long, but in reality, they eat fast and leave immediately.)

They feel as if they stayed long, but in reality, they eat fast and leave immediately.

(Conversely, people feel the time is shorter when they are in cold colors such as blue and green.)

Conversely, people feel the time is shorter when they are in cold colors such as blue and green.

(No matter how long they stay, they wouldn't feel themselves overstaying.)

No matter how long they stay, they wouldn't feel themselves overstaying.

(Colors can also affect our sense of weight.)

Colors can also affect our sense of weight.

(For example, many cashboxes are black because we think black things are heavy.)

For example, many cashboxes are black because we think black things are heavy.

(Black colors protect money from thieves.)

Black colors protect money from thieves.

(On the other hand, many cardboard boxes are white because the color white makes things seem light.)

On the other hand, many cardboard boxes are white because the color white makes things seem light.

(It helps carriers lift heavy things.)

It helps carriers lift heavy things.