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Why Weather Presenters Never Wear Green

One color can be replaced with an entire world

The weather presenter sweeps a hand across the storm map. In the studio, there is no map. So what is that hand pointing at?

You'll find out

  • How a wall turns into a world
  • Why the magic color is green
  • What happens if you wear green

Why it matters

The same trick puts actors on alien planets and streamers inside their games, with nothing but a painted wall.

About 3 min6 interactive slides · 5 questionsLesson 75 · Zone 9

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