Page 152 - Photosynthesis: The Green Miracle

Adnan Oktar

Rays of Different Wavelengths are Perceived

as Different Colors

All the colors we see have a specific wavelength and frequency. Red,
for example, has a longer wavelength than violet. We can see colors be-
cause our eyes have been created in such a way as to perceive these nar-
row wavelengths and our brains in such a way as to interpret them.
A wavelength of light is defined by a unit called the nanometer—such
a small unit that it is impossible for human beings to comprehend, the

equivalent of 1 billionth of a meter. For example, the wavelength of red is
770 nanometers, and that of violet, 390 nanometers. These rays also have
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frequencies, measured in terms of Hertz, or number of cycles per second.
A cycle is the distance between the top and bottom of a wave. Light trav-
els at 300,000 kilometers/second (186,000 miles/second). If the wave-
length is shorter, the photons must travel a greater distance in the same
amount of time.
As you can see, the light used by plants possesses a very special
structure. This light—moving at the fastest speed possible—is filtered

through a sensitive sieve in the atmosphere, down to a narrow spectrum
that we can perceive. In addition, since it moves both as a wave and in the
form of particles known as photons, it also causes chemical reactions by
striking the atoms that comprise matter.
When light, with its complex structure, travels enormous distances and
reaches the plant, it is perceived by a special system, created in such a way
as to process light in this very narrow spectrum. If the light had any other

speed or frequency then the chlorophyll pigment would be unable to per-
ceive it and the process would come to an end before it had even begun. 72
The harmony between pigment and light is one of the examples of delib-
erate creation we frequently encounter. There are countless examples of
such harmonious creation, such as the ear and sound waves, the eye and
light, and food and the digestive system. Light cannot regulate its own

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