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That's why we get smaller, flimsier ponies...
I am wondering what other factors might play a part in this degeneration process....has anything to do with climate/storage temperature/anything like that?
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on May 25, 2016, 12:46:46 AMThat's why we get smaller, flimsier ponies with no quality control that break down faster than ever.While I agree that most companies will do almost anything to cut production costs, it's more likely that the smaller size of the G4's is due to anthropometrics rather than a reduction in quality. Someone probably pointed out that the ponies of the previous generations were quite a bit larger than the average child's hand, so it would be more difficult for kids to get a comfortable grip on them or hold several of them at one time - how well an item fits into a person's hand features largely in product design - and so Hasbro decided to make the G4's more 'child-sized' to improve sales. Saving money and materials was probably just a bonus.
That's why we get smaller, flimsier ponies with no quality control that break down faster than ever.
I saw this post on the 21st and then had this happen to me yesterday! I was brushing baby Tea Lily's hair and the pink part of her mane fell right out! The Green part is fine and I tugged on her tail and the pink there didn't come out.Poor balding baby:visitors can't see pics , please register or login
On the contrary, I feel that G1's were/are the perfect size for small hands. Anthropomorphizing (attributing human characteristics) has less to do with the size of a toy, but more the features, placement, and ratio between those things that makes us like faces or find things 'cute'.
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on May 25, 2016, 10:44:48 AMOn the contrary, I feel that G1's were/are the perfect size for small hands. Anthropomorphizing (attributing human characteristics) has less to do with the size of a toy, but more the features, placement, and ratio between those things that makes us like faces or find things 'cute'. Ah, you've misunderstood me. Sorry about that - I wasn't exactly clear in my explanation.I wasn't referring to anthropomorphism, I meant anthropometrics; it's the study of the human body and it's movement, and it involves research into measurements which are relevant to people (i.e. average height, arm length, palm width etc.).