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{{quote|''DA RED WUNZ GO FASTA!!!''
Red things just seem to go faster. In fiction, make something red and you can almost guarantee it'll move quicker, as if the ''colour itself'' [[Artistic License Physics|reduces drag, lowers inertia and increases forward momentum]]. A visual shorthand for getting the point across that an object is zippy.
[[Truth in Television]]: Red apparently [http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-red.html promotes adrenalin release] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140412012235/http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/a/color_red.htm feelings of excitement or intensity], which can certainly give the ''appearance'' that a red object is moving faster, as well as possibly encourage the drivers of red vehicles to push the envelope more. Also, the [[wikipedia:Doppler Effect|Doppler Effect]] makes things red-shifted if they're moving ''away'' from you at a high speed (read:significant factor of C). Don't expect there to be any evolutionary basis for this, however, as it's unlikely any human would ever get to see it with the naked eye.
[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Not at all related]] to [[Red Herring]]. Obviously belongs within the [[Amazing Technicolor Index]].
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{{examples}}
== [[Advertising]] ==
* "Red goes faster" is the car salesman's mantra.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Speed Racer]]'s car has red features.
* in the ''[[Ranma ½]]'' anime Ranma gets a huge increase in speed when [[Gender Bender Superpower|he turns female]], and also Red Hair instead of his male black. For female martial artists, red wunz go fasta.
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* The power of the Red Ranger in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' is super speed.
== [[
* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]]'s song "Living Next Door to Alan" has this passage:
* Red cars are often more likely to be cited for speeding tickets than other colors. Partially as a corollary, car insurance companies often charge marginally higher rates for red cars. Both of these are [[Captain Obvious|probably due to]] the tendency of people in red cars to go faster than anything caused by the color.▼
{{quote|''Good day, Mr. Alan Bond, how you goin', mate?
** Also, red tends to be a lot more visible on the road, meaning they're more likely to be spotted by cops.▼
''You got a real flash car, but my one's flash one-A.
''And I believe that my one's faster than yours, Mr. Bond,
''{{'}}Cause mine's a red one!}}
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In the ''[[Warhammer
** For a small cost, you can even give them a bigger move radius on the condition that the model have a red paintjob.
== [[Tropes]] ==
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'''Leela:''' Really? What's your scientific reasoning for that?
'''Cubert:''' I'm twelve. }}
* Although there are multiple colors represented, ''[[My Little Pony:
* In ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'', Chan's road racer is painted red.
== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Red cars are often more likely to be cited for speeding tickets than other colors. Partially as a corollary, car insurance companies often charge marginally higher rates for red cars. Both of these are [[Captain Obvious|probably due to]] the tendency of people in red cars to go faster than anything caused by the color.
▲** Also, red tends to be a lot more visible on the road, meaning they're more likely to be spotted by cops.
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Red Ones Go Faster]]▼
[[Category:Pages needing more categories]]
[[Category:Velocity Index]]
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