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Q&A Black as color of magic

It's not black at all, it's not even light (or maybe even any other wavelength of photons) at all, but something about the magic interferes with the ability of our rods and cones to interact with l...

posted 4y ago by Aliza‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Aliza‭ · 2020-06-19T05:08:32Z (almost 4 years ago)
It's not black at all, it's not even light (or maybe even any other wavelength of photons) at all, but something about the magic interferes with the ability of our rods and cones to interact with light. Spotblindness, as it were.

You haven't shared the rules of your magic system, but I assume that wouldn't stretch it beyond plausibility.