Attn fatboy... think they figured out they made a mistake? ;)

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First post in a long, long time (I make it a habit not to come here if I can), but this is the prologue post on Facebook with the link to the orange 5-/13-ball "patch" to the Aramith Black set:

Facebook post:
https://seyberts.com/products/aramith-tournament-tv-black-5-13-classic-color-orange-balls

LOL. You know a company realizes its screw-up when they design a ball set (Aramith Black) that now requires a "patch" to fix a poorly-chosen color for the 5- and 13-balls, i.e. purple, that for over a century is a color that is already universally known for the 4- and 12-balls. The rancor stemmed not from using a new color, but rather re-assigning a color that was well established to represent another number.

I occasionally make the joke that someone at Aramith must have been involved in a road rage incident, gotten the bejeezus daylights beaten out of him by an assailant wielding an orange traffic cone, and is forever traumatized by the color orange, hence the ball color scheme re-design to not use it.

And here's the sad part, too: the original use of a new color -- pink, for the 4- and 12-balls -- was intended to fix a problem that now no longer exists. That is, the inability to distinguish the 4- and 12-balls from the 2- and 10-balls on black-and-white TV sets during televised tournaments, so pink was chosen to help end the confusion on these black-and-white broadcasts (the pink really did work). In essence, the "TV color" balls that use the color pink are a now useless leftover from the black-and-white TV age. Why Aramith chose to continue with the pink color for the 4- and 12-balls, but yet bring back the color purple and assign it to another number (replacing orange) is a mystery. But hey, Salesmanship 101 states that one should capitalize on one's own errors and spin them to be a positive. Just read the marketing verbiage for this "patch" (orange 5- and 13-balls) and stand in awe at what George Carlin himself would say is an altar of b*llsh*t.
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An important correction to the above post, pointed out by @wigglybridge (Bob Mills), is that the "TV colors" scheme was more of a reaction to the poor color quality offered by NTSC color TV sets than black-and-white TVs. Even still, the pink solves a problem that now no longer exists. So why continue with this "solution," and at the same time create a new problem? Ah, read the product description for the "patch," and like I said, George Carlin himself would say you have to stand in awe. ;)
 
here comes snooker with a pink ball
not a primary or secondary color
and a brown ball too

they both look better on
tv than the purple and maroon
because audiences often
couldn’t tell the blue 2, the purple 4,
the maroon 7, and the black 8 apart

so things changed in pool
for the better until during one
twist of color changes the pink
began to be confused with the orange

at this time people who did not
know history changed their orange
ball to purple because snooker
has neither so it didn’t matter
to them and probably never will
 
markjames said:
here comes snooker with a pink ball
not a primary or secondary color
and a brown ball too

they both look better on
tv than the purple and maroon
because audiences often
couldn’t tell the blue 2, the purple 4,
the maroon 7, and the black 8 apart

so things changed in pool
for the better until during one
twist of color changes the pink
began to be confused with the orange

at this time people who did not
know history changed their orange
ball to purple because snooker
has neither so it didn’t matter
to them and probably never will
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the ongoing snooker tournament literally added not only a new color, but a new ball with a new color..
 
the 🍊 movement is a success!
the progress, undeniable!

ok we are not done, there is still the
pink/purple problem to solve

and aramith needs to either-
make the orange 5/13
replacements free OR send the $70 to
fatboy our leader and spokesperson
in this battle

but this is clearly an admission of the
mistake and the beginning of the end👍🏽🥂🤩
 
skogstokig said:
the ongoing snooker tournament literally added not only a new color, but a new ball with a new color..
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it’s the second year of a million dollar gimmick, last year it was worth half a million
and nobody won it so this year the prize
money is doubled

i don’t think it matters, it’s too difficult
nobody will ever make 167😞

(i love zhang’s game, look how close
he got today, and higgins last year-
never gonna happen)
 
markjames said:
the 🍊 movement is a success!
the progress, undeniable!

ok we are not done, there is still the
pink/purple problem to solve

and aramith needs to either-
make the orange 5/13
replacements free OR send the $70 to
fatboy our leader and spokesperson
in this battle

but this is clearly an admission of the
mistake and the beginning of the end👍🏽🥂🤩
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i've personally begun to appreciate the dynasphere tungsten, lol. probably not a popular choice for the traditionalists. skittle cyan 2-ball and beige 6-ball!
 
Fatboy said:
Now we need to get MR to switch the the correct colors and my work will be finished😅

At least this campaign 😂🤩🎉

All in good fun

Fatboy <——-fearless leader 👑🟠
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Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
 
Colonel said:
Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
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Good to hear from you Kentucky Fried!!
 
Colonel said:
Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
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The aramith black set mixed with The grey cloth looks modern and amazing .. shes doing an amazing job. Barry Hearn should retire. He’s not needed.
 
Colonel said:
Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
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It is a debacle of the highest order!!!

👍💪
 
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