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Old 04-12-08, 09:00 PM   #8 (permalink)
CityChick
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Originally Posted by mustangsally View Post
Citychick, can you explain that bit about brighteners making us light up like Christmas to horses? What does that have to do with ultraviolet light? Do laundry brighteners reflect UV light?

I'm intrigued.
My Dad loves hunting and my Mom had to wash his hunting clothes in special detergent with no brighteners. They do reflect ultraviolet light. I guess that's how it makes the colors seem brighter to us. His big hunting catalog from Cabela's has some pictures of how an animal might perceive clothes that are reflecting uv light. I'm sure it is not really that spectacular but it sells that special laundry soap.
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