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Posted by Amorymeltzer 1 day ago

Why so many control rooms were seafoam green (2025)(bethmathews.substack.com)
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cmoski 3 hours ago||
Old school SCADA screens that I first saw had a similar green background.
anonu 3 hours ago||
Some of the old retired US aircraft carriers have their control rooms painted this color.
heraldgeezer 1 hour ago||
Why don't we do these things anymore? My office is all grey white desks.
pavel_lishin 3 hours ago||
> He painted his bedroom walls red vermillion to test if it would make him go mad.

And? Did it?

vintermann 3 hours ago|
I suppose that's up to us to judge
carabiner 3 hours ago||
Su-27 fighter cockpit is known for its turquoise paneling that supposedly is to promote calm.
marginalia_nu 2 hours ago|
Yeah I was about to say similar pastel green colors crops up in a lot of Soviet control rooms too.
ChrisMarshallNY 3 hours ago||
That’s a fascinating story!

I’d never even heard of this guy.

next_xibalba 2 hours ago||
> There’s a lot of U.S. history that’s awful and indefensible

Sure. But this is not one those things.

d--b 4 hours ago|
Ha, I am very proud that I made that discovery independently as well. In the Light vs Dark theme, I settled on a light greyish green that is somewhat close to the one described here. It really does reduce eye fatigue.
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