why did they paint the stagecoach wheels yellow?
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Road dust was less visible on yellow paint.
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"I'm just passing' through," the rider said when they asked him his name. \nAnd from then on, in the high country around Parrot City, he was called just that: Mr. Passing' Through, a man who rode a blue roan with a skull and crossbones brand and didn't know to keep to himself. \nAnd he wouldn't keep to himself. Because something about a parched and dusty ranch appealed to him, and something about a woman's hair made him think of not being alone, and something about a scheme to grab the land away from its rightful owner made him want to stay and fight. And so he stayed and fought. Because liars, killers, and cheaters were coming after Passing' Through with murder in their eyes, and a gun had a way of making him feel at home.
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Ferric oxide (rust), a primary component of red paint, is inexpensive and originally this appealed to the thrifty farmers of New England and New York State. Red is the predominant barn color in that region. Natives of these areas were the early settlers of the Great Lakes states migrating there via the Erie Canal and the Lakes. The early settlers brought their red barn tradition (and thriftiness) with them, and this was followed by the later immigrants who came directly from Europe.\n\nI have also heard that barns were originally painted red because back in pioneer days there wasn't much choice. Farmers used to make their own mixture, consisting of a nauseating blend of skim milk, lime, linseed oil, and iron oxide, better known as rust. "Hmm," said the anonymous inventor of this concoction, "this is not the milkshake I hoped it would be. But it might make a pretty good paint." \nIt was even so. The mixture hardened quickly and wore well. The red color was a side product of the iron oxide. After the advent of Sears Roebuck and modern factory-mixed paint, barns stayed red in order not to disappoint the tourists.
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blue!!! i painted it.
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When Jack painted his face, he is no longer "Jack." He gets a new identity. The old Jack is gone and the mask symbolizes him becoming a savage. Jack paints his face first with White, Red, and then Black. Late, Golding says it is Red, White, and Black. The White to Red symbolizes his good and bad intentions. The Black is the evil that comes last. This is what my teacher tought me.
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Because of dust in the air.  The angle is the same year round.  What makes the yellow moon look yellow is the amount of dust in the air, and at harvest time it is caused by increased agricultural activity.\n\nVolcanic dust is smaller and higher and can make the moon look blue.
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It used to be done on barns back in the last century or something. It's just a new trend that looks cute. But it did originate from yesteryear.
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Because they either wanted a different color from the Yellowish gold medal, Silverish silver medal. So they have a Brownish bronze medal. Or they can't afford some other medal made out of more expensive material.
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I found this info on the How Stuff Works website\n____________\nWhy are barns usually painted red?\n \n\nRed barns are common sights throughout rural America.\n \nIf you've ever driven through a rural area, it's likely that you've seen the red barns that speckle the farming landscape. There are several theories as to why barns are painted red. \nCenturies ago, European farmers would seal the wood on their barns with an oil, often linseed oil -- a tawny-colored oil derived from the seed of the flax plant. They would paint their barns with a linseed-oil mixture, often consisting of additions such as milk and lime. The combination produced a long-lasting paint that dried and hardened quickly. (Today, linseed oil is sold in most home-improvement stores as a wood sealant.) Now, where does the red come from? \n\nIn historically accurate terms, "barn red" is not the bright, fire-engine red that we often see today, but more of a burnt-orange red. As to how the oil mixture became traditionally red, there are two predominant theories: \n\nWealthy farmers added blood from a recent slaughter to the oil mixture. As the paint dried, it turned from a bright red to a darker, burnt red. \nFarmers added ferrous oxide, otherwise known as rust, to the oil mixture. Rust was plentiful on farms and is a poison to many fungi, including mold and moss, which were known to grown on barns. These fungi would trap moisture in the wood, increasing decay. \nRegardless of how the farmer tinted his paint, having a red barn became a fashionable thing. They were a sharp contrast to the traditional white farmhouse. \nAs European settlers crossed over to America, they brought with them the tradition of red barns. In the mid to late 1800s, as paints began to be produced with chemical pigments, red paint was the most inexpensive to buy. Red was the color of favor until whitewash became cheaper, at which point white barns began to spring up. \n\nToday, the color of barns can vary, often depending on what they are used for.
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A "Canary" yellow car ate the "wheat" or the bleached "almond" car!?!?\nHave no idea..
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They are all different colors depending on the breed.  I don't know if I've ever seen a yellow one, except for those nasty peeps that show up around Easter.
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sorry can't find the origin, but did you ever see that TV commercial where the guy is all sweaty and dirty pushing a wheel barrel thru the snow and then the camera backs up and it is supposed to be hell, can't remember what it was for but it was really funny
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PSO...Paint Sprayed On...duh...
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China. The Yellow Color was the Imperial Color. No other person was allowed to wear yellow because of its relation to Gold. In fact, Chinese emperors were called Hoang Thun, which meant Gold Ruler. Thats also why they have the Huang He, (The Yellow River).\n\nHope that helps!
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i think they sometimes use yellow (which is the color of the kind of snow you should never eat ;-)
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they did not have finger paints.  And thanks for your very astute answer upon my previous questions of God.  The way it looks, you will soon earn the points.
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Yellow, with orange and green on the edges