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Number-Colour-Phoneme Associations: From IBM CGA Colours to Mnemonic Systems


This is a vanity page that records some of the associations between various numbers, colours, and phonemes as they appear in my mind. I must mention here that I do not have synaesthesia.

Notably, two unrelated influences, learning about computers and studying mnemonic systems, have played a significant role in forming these associations. However, the special circuit of CGA monitors reduced the amplitude of the green signal to make the output look brown instead of yellow. This cook, sporting a dull stone hat, arrives with one mission: to prepare fresh vegetables for the dogs!

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