▲ 802 ▼ I will take no arguments (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (4 children) The original iMac being the device that kicked off the colored, translucent plastic craze of the late 1990s and early 2000s. There was a translucent George Foreman grill! permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago I always thought it was a Nintendo thing first. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Translucent products had been around for a decade prior to those iMacs. If anything, they marked the beginning of the end for the trend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Translucent George Foreman grill? For real? Did it even have a power switch? Mine isn't translucent, but my OG George Foreman grill does not even have a power switch, you literally gotta unplug that mofo if you don't want your house to burn down. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago I always thought it was a Nintendo thing first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Translucent products had been around for a decade prior to those iMacs. If anything, they marked the beginning of the end for the trend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Translucent George Foreman grill? For real? Did it even have a power switch? Mine isn't translucent, but my OG George Foreman grill does not even have a power switch, you literally gotta unplug that mofo if you don't want your house to burn down. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
