> 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.