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Algae? This is a color?

— Albert Einstein · I.Q.

Painterly terracotta bowl of green water with a floating leaf on a mossy forest ledge.
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An editorial interpretation.

The speaker questions whether a word associated with living organisms can also name a colour. Repeating the term as a question foregrounds that mismatch between familiar meaning and unfamiliar use. The line challenges the label without specifying the shade or declaring whether it looks attractive.

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