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{{quote|''It looked like a piano sounds shortly after being dropped down a well. It tasted yellow, and felt Paisley. It smelled like a total eclipse of the moon. Of course, nearer to the tower it got really weird.''

 

Momentary tasting colors/temporary synesthesia. This is where a character, due to magic, poison, drugs, blow to the head, etc. starts tasting/smelling/hearing colours or other variations. Related to and may be followed by [[Non Sequitur Thud]]. Colors like blue are popular.<ref>Likely because it would be considered the most bizarre and unlikely in nature. (Name any color, and you can probably think of a few natural foods that are of that color, "tasting red" might lead to thinking of apples, "tasting yellow" could lead to bananas or lemons. Aside from blueberries, which are often more purplish, blue is a rare color in foods.)</ref> Often played for humor.

 

== Literature ==

{{quote|'''Ridcully''': What sound ''looks'' like. Hey, [[Sarcasm Mode|we've got some cheese in the kitchen, why don't we go listen to how it smells?]]}}

** Also in [[Discworld]]: {{smallcaps|Infinity is blue. Trust me}}.

** There also exists a cult of monks who are determined to find out what the creation of the universe sounded like. In order to become an member, one has to listen to a coin being flipped 50 miles away and correctly identify if it landed heads or tails. In order to become a master, one has to also be able to identify the color of the coin.

* ''[[Neuromancer]]'': Molly suffers this due to the side effects of some painkillers 3Jane gives her. Case, being jacked into her senses, gets to "enjoy" it too.

* An ''[[Animorphs]]'' book offhandedly mentioned that Jake and Marco once spend an entire afternoon [[Seinfeldian Conversation|arguing]] on whether cheese could taste green.

* In ''[[The Hunger Games]] Catching Fire'', when Katniss and Peeta are at the capital, Katniss mentions in passing eating a soup that she describes in her narration as "tasting like springtime."

 

* ''[[Firefly]]'', where everything goes bendy for Jayne.

* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'': Dr. Gregory House takes a hit of LSD to cure his chronic headaches and experiences synesthesia.

 

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