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Is Black Really Black?

Easy science activity to uncover the hidden colors in your black pen.


If you have ever run out of black paint or your black pen run dry, you probably know how to make the color black. Mix a little blue with red and yellow and green and orange and purple and you finally make the color black. Do the people who make black pens mix different colors to make black?

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