Comment on Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic? (2017)Comments−smitty1e2yHearkening to electron?Via Wikipedia:...the Greek word for amber, ἤλεκτρον (ēlektron).−signaru2yThen electronics... Electronic or "e-" also made things sound futuristic, especially when the non-electronic counterparts were still common.−NoZebra120vClip2yelectrons are definitely yellow: https://xkcd.com/2734/
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Hearkening to electron?
Via Wikipedia:
...the Greek word for amber, ἤλεκτρον (ēlektron).
Then electronics... Electronic or "e-" also made things sound futuristic, especially when the non-electronic counterparts were still common.
electrons are definitely yellow: https://xkcd.com/2734/