I\u2019ve been fortunate to have done a lot of things over the years. Years ago, I attended a bullfight in Spain. It was quite a spectacle with lots and lots of enthusiastic fans. The matador was dressed in mighty fancy duds and, of course, was equipped with a big red cape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t think that I\u2019ve ever seen a movie, or even a picture in a book that the bullfighter hasn\u2019t been swinging a bright red cap to incite the bull into a spectacular rage. I\u2019ve heard that the phrase \u201cseeing red\u201d is thought to have originated from the fury that the color red seems to provide to the bull. So why does the color red tick the bull off so much?
Actually \u2014 bulls are at least partially color blind and from what I\u2019ve read, don\u2019t respond to the color red at all. Apparently using a red cape is just for the spectators \u2014 just like the bullfighters fancy suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve heard that the color of the cape doesn\u2019t matter \u2014 it\u2019s the motion of the cape that infuriates the bull, but a little of my extensive research seems to shoot that theory down. Actually, nothing that the matador does makes the bull angry \u2014 the bull is already in a bad mood before he enters the arena. The bulls used for bullfighting are selected because they exhibit violent and and aggressive behavior. By the time they show up in the bullfighting arena, just about anything will majorly annoy them. So it seems to be the bull\u2019s personality\u2026 the color red doesn\u2019t make them angry \u2014 everything<\/em> makes them angry. I\u2019ve been fortunate to have done a lot of things over the years. Years ago, I attended a bullfight in Spain. It was quite a spectacle with lots and lots of enthusiastic fans. The matador was dressed in mighty fancy … Continue reading
Of course, if I had a bullfighter trying to plunge a sword into my neck, that might annoy me little bit too\u2026..
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