• FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I mean, the items in this post were definitely made that way for marketing. The color of the plastic doesn’t change the functionality at all but it often was more expensive to get the special colors, or only limited quantities were produced. “Special editions” is a tried and true marketing tactic that goes back much further than the 90s.

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      9 months ago

      Translucent plastic serves an important function in prisons, where guards are scared prisoners will hide contraband in computers.