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> Many amusement arcade operators come from the world of showmen and travelling fairs. Since their Taitans were also pure fairground products, [we] were astonis

> Many amusement arcade operators come from the world of showmen and travelling fairs. Since their Taitans were also pure fairground products, [we] were astonished when the prototypes met some resistance from the trade. We discovered that the showmen’s reluctance was simply over the colour, a vivid metallic green. Showmen are enduringly superstitious, and green is unlucky. God people are weird, imagine being my afraid of the colour green. Imagine being in a situation where your business is somehow dependent on placating such ridiculous beliefs. I wouldn’t be able to do it.

videotopia 3y ago
I think that's an Irish thing (they tended to run these travelling fairs). Lots of superstitions around anything "green", being displayed in a negative light. Like a giant alien bug head maybe. I recall similar superstitions in the world of car racing. A green NASCAR car is a big no-no. Humans are weird.
- bluedino 3y ago
  > A green NASCAR car is a big no-no. Never heard of this but I haven't watched in a while. Skoal, Mountain Dew, Interstate Batteries, Quaker State, those are all green cars
probably_wrong 3y ago
It's not any stranger than Hollywood renaming the John Carter movie because "Every movie with Mars in the title has been a flop"[1]. And then there's the whole thing about theater and the color yellow. [1] https://www.gamesradar.com/10-reasons-why-andrew-stanton-dropped-mars-from-the-title-of-john-carter/ https://www.gamesradar.com/10-reasons-why-andrew-stanton-dro...
throwanem 3y ago
You tend to get superstitious with long enough working a job where damn near everything might kill you if someone else screws up for five seconds, maybe twenty years ago.
doublerabbit 3y ago
The same to folk who come across a price of 6.66, 66.6 or 666. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-paying-the-devil-his-due/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-paying-the-devil-his-d...

videotopia 3y ago

I think that's an Irish thing (they tended to run these travelling fairs). Lots of superstitions around anything "green", being displayed in a negative light. Like a giant alien bug head maybe. I recall similar superstitions in the world of car racing. A green NASCAR car is a big no-no. Humans are weird.

bluedino 3y ago
> A green NASCAR car is a big no-no. Never heard of this but I haven't watched in a while. Skoal, Mountain Dew, Interstate Batteries, Quaker State, those are all green cars

probably_wrong 3y ago

It's not any stranger than Hollywood renaming the John Carter movie because "Every movie with Mars in the title has been a flop"[1]. And then there's the whole thing about theater and the color yellow. [1] https://www.gamesradar.com/10-reasons-why-andrew-stanton-dropped-mars-from-the-title-of-john-carter/ https://www.gamesradar.com/10-reasons-why-andrew-stanton-dro...

throwanem 3y ago

You tend to get superstitious with long enough working a job where damn near everything might kill you if someone else screws up for five seconds, maybe twenty years ago.

doublerabbit 3y ago

The same to folk who come across a price of 6.66, 66.6 or 666. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-paying-the-devil-his-due/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-paying-the-devil-his-d...