The hues in your wax crayon box are n’t just good for meet in coloring books . Researchers have long set up that people often have strong-arm reaction tocertain shades . Blue , for instance , is said to suppress appetites . Conversely , red stimulates hunger — so it may not be a coincidence that you ’ll find the bold color in Son for Pizza Hut , Wendy ’s , Dairy Queen , Arby ’s , and KFC . Orange is purportedly an energy booster unit , while purple is call up to advance sleep .
And then there ’s Baker - Miller Pink . Also known as Schauss Pink , this color is probably what you conceive of when someone mentions Pepto - Bismol . Named after the two U.S. Naval Officers who experimented with the psychological effects of the people of colour , the shade was made by mixing one pint of outdoor semi - gloss reddish paint with one gallon of pure ashen indoor latex pigment . The officers then used it tocoatthe walls of a electric cell at a Naval Correctional facility . The result , they said , were telling : Just 15 minute of exposure boil down the potential for violent and belligerent behavior .
With results like that , even football game squad obtain in on the act . University of Iowa football coach Hayden Fry notoriously had the opponent team ’s locker way painted this shadiness back in 1979 . Fry ’s motives were n’t entirely to “ calm ” the opponent , however — henotedin his autobiography that pink is “ often found in girl ’ bedroom , and because of that some consider it a sissyish color . ”
Despitecriticswho hold the tactic sexist , the Hawkeyesdoubled downon the approach in 2005 when they added pink metal lockers , rug , sinks , shower and urinals .
The University of Iowa football game programme is n’t the only organization to give Drunk Tank Pink a try . The city of St. Louis , Illinois , paintedtheir public bus pinkish and saw a dramatic decrease in hooliganism and assault . The Washington State Penitentiary essay the Naval Correctional facility ’s tactic , frame violent yardbird in pinkish rooms to reduce aggression .
And hey , if it works in prisons and correctional facilities , it may process for you . The next clip you need to calm down or de - stress , try think pink .
