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Yeah, how did smooze come to be used as a synonym for pindot/age spots, anyway? I've never understood that one, it's vague and it doesn't really.. make sense, considering smooze in the movie had nothing to do with deteriorating plastic
Quote from: Carrehz on May 06, 2018, 06:07:51 PMYeah, how did smooze come to be used as a synonym for pindot/age spots, anyway? I've never understood that one, it's vague and it doesn't really.. make sense, considering smooze in the movie had nothing to do with deteriorating plastic That's easy to answer! Back in the day pretty much anything that was near impossible to remove often fell under the term because it, like smooze from the movie, takes a lot of effort to get off your pony if at all. It was just an affectionate term people adopted much like bronies might call a ponies symbols cutie marks or might playfully say that an unwanted spot on their pony is cutiepox.
Quote from: kissthethunder on May 06, 2018, 06:30:58 PMQuote from: Carrehz on May 06, 2018, 06:07:51 PMYeah, how did smooze come to be used as a synonym for pindot/age spots, anyway? I've never understood that one, it's vague and it doesn't really.. make sense, considering smooze in the movie had nothing to do with deteriorating plastic That's easy to answer! Back in the day pretty much anything that was near impossible to remove often fell under the term because it, like smooze from the movie, takes a lot of effort to get off your pony if at all. It was just an affectionate term people adopted much like bronies might call a ponies symbols cutie marks or might playfully say that an unwanted spot on their pony is cutiepox.Oooh, now that actually *does* make sense! I've always wondered about that Thanks for telling me!!
I never liked 'pony cancer' - it's ill fitting and alarmist. 'age spots' or vinyl deterioration are far more appropriate. As to their causes, it's largely up in the air. One of the problems is that 'age spots' is a huge umbrella term for similar symptoms that likely have a myriad of causes. It's like pain; too general to be useful for a diagnosis. Most of the evidence is anecdotal and even the deliberate investigation has a hard time accounting for all the potential variables. Not every pony is made of the same vinyl recipe. Every one of them went through different experiences during their lifetimes. What we do know is that a lot of age spots are likely environmentally triggered, and have something to do with the vinyl formulation itself. High humidity, temperature fluctuations can accelerate the breakdown of both plasticizer (leading to sticky, hard ponies) and the appearance of spots. Certain colours are FAR more susceptible to age spots - light blue & milky white ponies in particular often get it. There's no conclusive evidence that age spots are contagious, beyond 'the problem happens more often to ponies kept in similar storage conditions'.
I just use broad descriptions "brown spots in plastic that cannot be removed by general cleaning". I think everyone can understand that. I get confused by all the terms out there, because some seem to overlap, especially the whole "mold / cancer" terms.
Quote from: Carrehz on May 07, 2018, 07:31:25 AMQuote from: kissthethunder on May 06, 2018, 06:30:58 PMQuote from: Carrehz on May 06, 2018, 06:07:51 PMYeah, how did smooze come to be used as a synonym for pindot/age spots, anyway? I've never understood that one, it's vague and it doesn't really.. make sense, considering smooze in the movie had nothing to do with deteriorating plastic That's easy to answer! Back in the day pretty much anything that was near impossible to remove often fell under the term because it, like smooze from the movie, takes a lot of effort to get off your pony if at all. It was just an affectionate term people adopted much like bronies might call a ponies symbols cutie marks or might playfully say that an unwanted spot on their pony is cutiepox.Oooh, now that actually *does* make sense! I've always wondered about that Thanks for telling me!!It's also why the term is now so confused and people use it for lots of different problems.Still holding out for the day someone actually comes here with a genuine smoozed pony. Slime is popular at the moment, so I figure it's a possible reality to happen..