People will find anything to be upset about : facepalm

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 109 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Also isn't white just the natural plastic coloring before any dye?

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 71 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, most plastics are either transparent or milky white-ish without colourings or additives.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wow the racist just keeps getting deeper and deeper

[–] 4thDimensionDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Just in: The reason why certain chemicals are white is because they're racist.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bright white, no.

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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 97 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Good ol' CNN post-purchase. Chasing racism and sensationalism over actual news...

White is an excellent color for a complicated robot. Marks aren't hidden. It's not taking light away when looking in at hardware, it doesn't shade surroundings as much, and it matches every other damn piece of scientific equipment they throw in to labs, too.

Color neutral and bright has utility purpose. CNN is too stupid and dishonest to know that.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Also, it’s not an actual skin color.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I dunno' man, some Irish and Swedish folks are suuuuper damn pasty-white. Give 'em a little scare and some turn paper white. xD

[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

As someone whose entire heritage is Irish and Swedish, I'm jealous of that robot's tan.

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Of course not. Real people don't actually glow in black light....

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[–] ed_cock@feddit.de 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair it wasn't CNN doing this groundbreaking "research".

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Plus if it's outside, there are fewer heat issues.

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[–] Seraph@fedia.io 81 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Turns out lighter colors are perceived as cleaner and friendlier.

Or maybe hospitals are racist too? Or we need more hospitals with black walls and floors.

[–] Veraxus@lemmy.world 92 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We could call them gothpitals.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 24 points 10 months ago

Love it, I'm in

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

I dunno about friendlier, but it's certainly easier to see dirt and stains, which makes it easier to keep clean.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Enter into the void of the black MRI machine

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Imma be honest, that hospital sounds metal as fuck. I'm down.

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Outrage addiction is so real.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

The irony is that you are the one who is outraged. Like I'm not trying to sass or insult you, but this is literally the conclusion they want you to have.

Of course this isn't a real problem, its basically a hate-click troll. But those clicks still equal profit so why not publish it, news is a profit centered business like anything else, not an objective view on "the truth".

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say that I'm outraged, but I get what you're saying. It's just garbage for clicks.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was just trying to turn a phrase off what you said, probably could've phrased it better. But I'm glad we are on the same page Captain.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

No worries, and yeah we are. These news sites live for generating outrage, outrage about what others are outraged about, or occasionally both at the same time.

It's so frustrating to try to stay informed without feeling like a news source is trying to manipulate my emotions or spin stories for whichever side of the political spectrum they lean toward.

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[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 46 points 10 months ago (10 children)

Aren't most plastics white or yellow by default? Making them other colors requires adding dye. Clear might be an option but it might be a little uncanny valley style morbid to see their parts moving around under their "skin".

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Clear is 1000% the best option.

Source: My GameBoy Color with the super cool clear shell.

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[–] uis@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

"Owning a yellow robot might be a sign of chinese slavery"

[–] Styxia@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

I read recently that white plastic was the more expensive color to produce. I wanted to cite/link a source but internet search is frustratingly bad these days.

Edit: Not quite what I read but close enough.

https://moralfibres.co.uk/the-plastics-to-avoid-next-time-youre-shopping/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1bxng7f/comment/kyehonz/

[–] uis@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

Natural ABS color is white

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Yellow robots would be very problematic

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The answer is albedo, white is easier to find of you lose it especially in space.

[–] 4thDimensionDuck@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

also reflects more light/heat, reducing the need for radiators to manage heat. This is why most spacecraft are white.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm so fucking sick of everything being politicized. Now we're doing it with fucking plastic....

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[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

IMO we need to stop humanizing robots. There is no reason for a robot to be human in form. Form should match function. Furthermore, a humanoid robots elicit feelings from people that are not helpful or healthy. There are people who might ~~advise~~ abuse a robot because it isn't an actual person, it doesn't mean that their abuse is less mentally ill. They should be viewed as a machine and treated as such, no better than a car.

[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Humans are bipedal for a reason, it’s one of the most versatile and efficient forms of mobility. Plus the world is designed for humans, making an humanoid robot allows them to interact with things made for humans more easily.

And humans can grow an attachment to and anthropomorphize plenty of non-humanoid objects. So I think it’s fine that it’s human shaped.

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[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 23 points 10 months ago

Robots in actual use are painted safety yellow or orange, because they are a safety hazard. Thus we put up warnings, fences and light gates. Plus shutoff buttons everywhere and a multi step process to turn them on.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

Ugh... can we just fucking stop already?

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

We need the semi transparent colorful plastics robots.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago

I'm totally into the idea of a robot covered in N64 funtastic grape.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Letting people see all the crappy soldering and cable bridges does not please the shareholders.

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ken Bone? THAT Ken Bone? Ew

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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's not that people want to be upset, but that "news" sites get profit from clicks and attention. It's not that anyone cares about this, but saying people care about it gets hate views.

I mean, here you are talking about it...

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[–] Addition1291@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Fuck it. All androids are now required to be highlighter yellow. That'll give em something to argue about.

[–] best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So you’re comparing robots to Asians because they work a lot in school? That’s super racist.

No, we need blue robots like Smurfs. People won’t complain.

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

elect me president and i will mandate that all electronics of any kind be 80's beige pre-aged to piss-stained yellow.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Robots are white for the same reason Apple computers are white: to chase that 2001 A Space Odyssey aesthetic that's become shorthand for "futuristic."

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[–] silverdraco@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Anyone remember the movie Ice Pirates? There’s a whole scene in there about the color of the robot.

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[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Color: exists Newspapers: Does this color imply.. racism??

Facepalm