Speaking of something very irritating, many use the turnover "acts like a red rag on a bull." At the same time, there is often a statement that bulls do not distinguish this color at all and react only to sudden movements. We decided to figure out and put an end to the interaction of bulls and colored fabric.

Such phraseologism is used by the media and entertainment portals: TASS, RBC, Adme. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov so described Some aspects of Russian-American relations, and Russian skier Alexander Panzhinsky- competition Alexandra Bolshunov in the Skiathlon with the Norwegians. Also an expression with a similar meaning is A Red Flag (RAG) to A Bull - exists In English.

The history of the emergence of Corrida goes deeper into centuries. Scientists They believethat the battle initially was ritual, since parts of the murdered animal were dedicated and sacrificed to the gods. The ancient Roman writer and philosopher Claudius Elian in "Fucking Stories" Describes The ancestor of Corrida - the ancient Greek holiday of Bufonius - is like this: “They stab the bull and everyone and everyone in turn judge for the murder and justify; The conviction is sentenced to the knife - he is recognized as the murderer of the bull. "

And although Corrida is considered the hallmark of Spain, it Practicing Even in a number of other countries: in France, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia. In 2001, Corrida Planned It was also to be held in Moscow at the Olympic Stadium, but already at the stage of ticket sale, the event was canceled by decree by the mayor of the city Yuri Luzhkov as violating the provisions of Article No. 245 of the Criminal Code on animal abuse.

The Spanish Corrid has its own centuries -old tradition described in the special royal Decree. According to the rules, the whole event shares In three parts called the territories. In the first and third, red fabric appears. In the first, this hood is a large heavy cloak, red or pink on one side and yellow on the other. Exercises with the hood can be both exclusively artistic and combat. In the third terror, Matador uses another tool - a mulet, a red cloak or a fabric stretched on a wooden stick about 50 cm long. In exercises with a mulet, the Toreador seeks to let the bull as close as possible to stab it with a sword. Probably, the stereotype came from here that this bright color is annoying the opponent of Matador.

However, in 2007, "destroyers of myths" Put A series of experiments. In front of the bull, there were first motionless flags, and then swaying. The bull did not react to the motionless (including the red flag), but the moving ones attacked everything, regardless of their color. In the final of the video, one of the hosts, dressed in a red suit, stood motionless in front of the animal, while two professional fighters in black teased the bull. And the bull again reacted not to color, but to movement.

Scientists Confirm: bulls do not distinguish colors, but they see white a little better than others. Moreover, bullies are also short -sighted. Therefore, the moving red (or any other color) rag, which is quite far from it, the bull, most likely, perceives as another animal and therefore rushes at the Toreador.

However supposedthat the red color of the mulets and the hood was not chosen by chance. Corrida is a rather cruel sight, so the scarlet color is explained by the fact that blood is less noticeable on it.

Thus, the red color in Corrida has its own utilitarian value - mask the blood of an animal or threesh. However, the bull does not distinguish between colors and attacks the raincoat only because it moves. So phraseologism could be reformed as follows: "It is annoying like a bull of any movement."