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eppur_se_muova

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7. Why not use School Bus Yellow ? It should be pretty cheap in bulk, and appears to be durable.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:37 PM

Mar 2018

The color was chosen because it attracts attention and is noticed quickly in peripheral vision, faster than any other color. Scientists describe this as follows: "Lateral peripheral vision for detecting yellows is 1.24 times greater than for red."[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_bus_yellow

Sounds ideal for finding a dropped tool. Certainly better than this method:

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Why do they make garden tools with green handles? [View all] Baitball Blogger Mar 2018 OP

I started to alert this post cuz Watchfoxheadexplodes Mar 2018 #1

I have a branch pruner with orange handles, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #2

I figured it was planned obsolescence. Baitball Blogger Mar 2018 #9

Bingo!! mitch96 Mar 2018 #10

and then you hit out with the mower and ###scrunch### time for a new mower. rurallib Mar 2018 #15

Your OP Sounds Like A Set-up For A Joke....nt global1 Mar 2018 #3

In my youth I weedeated cemetaries askyagerz Mar 2018 #4

I have some tru temper shovels that are green Watchfoxheadexplodes Mar 2018 #6

When I'm at the airport, why do robots steal my luggage? Lint Head Mar 2018 #5

Because you are a horrible person? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2018 #12

Why not use School Bus Yellow ? It should be pretty cheap in bulk, and appears to be durable. eppur_se_muova Mar 2018 #7

Best idea ever. Baitball Blogger Mar 2018 #8

Might attract bees and wasps (?) Donkees Mar 2018 #13

Why do they make garden hoses in green plastic? csziggy Mar 2018 #11

To help the plants relax when they see you approaching :) Donkees Mar 2018 #14

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