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Why the blue screen of death is blue

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The infamous fatal system error screen was painted a very specific shade of blue because early developers thought it was soothing to read. Nothing screams 'calm down' quite like a bright azure monitor informing you that three hours of your unsaved spreadsheet work has been permanently incinerated.

Why the blue screen of death is blue
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