Unless you have a UV light in your office, the yellowing is likely caused by simple oxidation. The area under the handset has less airflow so the process would be slower.
I’ve often thought about how ugly a lot of color schemes were back in the day but just realized all those ugly yellowish white colors maybe weren’t so yellow to begin with
> Yellowing in ABS plastic occurs when it is exposed to UV light or excessive heat, which causes photo-oxidation of polymers that breaks polymer chains and causes the plastic to yellow and become brittle.
Is that made of the same kind of plastics that smoke detectors are made from? I read somewhere that smoke detector plastics are designed to discolor over time as an indication it should be replaced.
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Unless you have a UV light in your office, the yellowing is likely caused by simple oxidation. The area under the handset has less airflow so the process would be slower.
Ngl, I haven’t seen a phone with a cord in a long time. Lol
From corporate gray to hospital beige
What was with the 90’s/early 2000’s obsession with beige plastic electronics? Like why did we do that, and why did it seem so normal back then?
Oh god I thought it was nicotine stained!
I’ve often thought about how ugly a lot of color schemes were back in the day but just realized all those ugly yellowish white colors maybe weren’t so yellow to begin with
r/yellowedelectronics
what’s that curly thing attached between the phone and the dial?
> Yellowing in ABS plastic occurs when it is exposed to UV light or excessive heat, which causes photo-oxidation of polymers that breaks polymer chains and causes the plastic to yellow and become brittle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrobright
White legos react the same way over time
Looks like my SNES
Slather it in spf100
Yeah the light has nothing to do with it
UV exposure. Super common for plastic. Phones, tvs, computer monitors etc. darkens over time
Pic goes hard, ngl.
Awww I like that curly USB cable!
One side got promoted to vacation, the other stayed on payroll. Lol
r/data_irl
My brain is probably baked
So you guys are just luddites or is this grandma’s pantry in phone form?
Is that made of the same kind of plastics that smoke detectors are made from? I read somewhere that smoke detector plastics are designed to discolor over time as an indication it should be replaced.
Cortelco lol – I am in IT and have been since the early 90’s, I remember that brand.
he developed multiple personality after hearing y’all
Where do you work? The 1990’s store ?
There’s a sub for yellowing plastics like this somebody help me
Smoking
What’s an ’office phone?’
Bet there were smokers in the house because that’s what a 15-year tar patina looks like a