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From: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Bottle colors
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Date: Thu, 17-Jul-86 18:23:35 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 17 18:23:35 1986
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In article <5989@fortune.UUCP> stirling@fortune.UUCP (Patrick stirling) writes:
>In article <443@valid.UUCP> jao@valid.UUCP (John Oswalt) writes:
>>Why is is that beer bottles are sometimes brown, sometimes green, and
>>sometimes clear, but never blue or red or anything else?
>>John Oswalt (..!{hplabs,amd,pyramid,ihnp4}!pesnta!valid!jao)
>
>It's because some beers are affected (adversely) by light. However, at least
>judging by their taste (or rather, the lack thereof!), it really doesn't
>matter with American 'beers' (which we Brits would call Gnat's piss!) - bottle
>colours are probably a marketing ploy to make the beer appear more desirable
>than it actually is. Maybe green and brown are easier/cheaper to make than
>other colours.
>
>patrick

Didja ever notice how only better paperback books DON'T have the edges
stained yellow?  Of course, there are exceptions; my copy of Ringworld
was printed with about a hundred pages of lower-grade pulp in the
center.

Tor books, let that be a warning to you!

-dave
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