Meaning of Baker-Miller pink | Babel Free

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A shade of pink thought to reduce hostile, violent and aggressive behavior.

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“After years of (somewhat questionable) research⟳, Schauss suggested that this very specific shade of pink could slow a test⟳ subject's heart rate and even reduce⟳ a propensity for aggressive, violent behavior. He believed the color, called Baker-Miller pink, had a calming effect akin to what you might experience⟳ during yoga or meditation.”

“The least likely of this January’s diets came, obliquely, from Kendall Jenner’s official app and was a colour rather than a book. In a post⟳ titled “The story behind my pink wall!” she explained the thinking behind the pink living room wall of her expensive Los Angeles home: “Baker-Miller Pink is the only color [sic] scientifically proven to calm you AND suppress your appetite.”

“Schauss named the colour “Baker-Miller pink” after two of his co-experimenters, naval officers Gene Baker and Ron Miller. Baker and Miller were so impressed with Schauss’s findings that they went ahead and painted the holding cells at their naval base⟳ this shade of pink.”

“Such is the reputation of Baker-Miller Pink that it’s been painted on walls in a prison, a youth clinic and a psychiatric ward as a technique for reducing aggression. Norwich City F.C. even used it to cover⟳ the walls in the changing rooms for away teams in the hope⟳ that it’d dampen their fighting spirit.”

“Santa Clara County Jail is painted Baker-Miller Pink, so is a San Bernardino youth clinic, and it wasn't long before sports psychologists embraced the idea as a way of gaining an advantage over opposing teams.”

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