Author Topic: Name for Blues with Clear Spring (Read 6970 times)

daerid · « **on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 15:49:10 »

I know we have all sorts of nicknames for switches with swapped stems/springs. Is there one for Blue stems with Clear springs? If not, I humbly submit "Sky Blues".

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 15:51:44 »

I think some people have called other switches using clear springs 'ghost' switches, so ghost blue or ghost red etc etc

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=55008.msg1233441#msg1233441

Candyflip · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 16:02:47 »

I've too heard the term ghost for any stem with clear spring, so ghost blues I guess...

lcs · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 16:03:39 »

I like sky blues better

daerid, let's call them sky blues?

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 16:15:07 »

Insert Breaking Bad reference here:

Crystal Blues

jdcarpe · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 16:16:22 »

Another vote for ghost blues. I like ghosts...

esoomenona · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 16:42:32 »

ideus · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 17:05:21 »

Virgin blues?

BlueBär · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 17:10:15 »

Quote from: ideus on Thu, 27 February 2014, 17:05:21

Virgin blues?

I wouldn't call a modded switch virgin...

QuadGMoto · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 17:17:46 »

Quote from: BlueBär on Thu, 27 February 2014, 17:10:15

Quote from: ideus on Thu, 27 February 2014, 17:05:21
Virgin blues?

I wouldn't call a modded switch virgin...

LOL!

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That does suggest some alternative names, though.

tbc · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:26:28 »

archon blues

merge between the two best switches

thesentinel · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:28:48 »

Quote from: lcs on Thu, 27 February 2014, 16:03:39

I like sky blues better

daerid, let's call them sky blues?

I like sky blue.

tbc · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:35:21 »

i'm just saying...sky blues doesn't make sense to people from vancouver. i'm not sure what a 'clear' sky actually looks like; i just see a lot of blue rain (and sometimes snow)

daerid · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:42:43 »

Yeah, I really like Sky Blues. Maybe it'll catch on.

thesentinel · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:44:34 »

Any switch with a clear spring should be the lighter version of itself- sky blue.. grey black? Uh, others.

daerid · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:48:02 »

browns -> tans
reds -> pinks
??

nubbinator · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 18:57:56 »

I started calling my Blacks and Reds with Clear springs Ghost Blacks and Ghost Reds and it seems to have stuck. So of course I'm partial to Ghost Blues. I'm of the mindset that you shouldn't try and force a name, but just go with what sticks, like how Ghetto Browns became Jailhouse Blues.

So call them Ghost Blues, EctoBlues, Sky Blues, whatever sticks. The only real potential issue I see with Sky Blues is that some people may think of the light Blues first, I know I did.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:34:16 »

I'm going to propose "Blue Stem with Clear Springs"

BlueBär · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:40:40 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:34:16

I'm going to propose "Blue Stem with Clear Springs"

Damn hipsters...

nubbinator · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:41:58 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:34:16

I'm going to propose "Blue Stem with Clear Springs"

Or Blemcles for short.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #20 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:51:32 »

Actually, we need more acronyms guys. Someone think of one!!

And BlueBar, YOU'RE A HIPSTER

* CPTBadAss pouts

BlueBär · « **Reply #21 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:02:59 »

What about "greater heavier original spring transformation blues", or in short, ghost blues?

Sifo · « **Reply #22 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:06:28 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 February 2014, 19:34:16

I'm going to propose "Blue Stem with Clear Springs"

EDIT: this ^

Why can't we just call **** by "[Stem Color] with [Spring Name]" because you're always gonna have people asking "what are kirkle clears" or "what are ghost blacks" anyway, and then you have to respond with my suggested format. I don't understand

ideus · « **Reply #23 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:10:14 »

Virgin blues was due to the "tightness"

funkymeeba · « **Reply #24 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:12:22 »

I keep referring to this combination as "anti-ergo blues."

I will finally try it once that whole GH60 thing happens.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #25 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:15:26 »

Wait, what are kirkle clears??

funkymeeba · « **Reply #26 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:16:13 »

Only AKIMbO can tell you.

BlueBär · « **Reply #27 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:21:51 »

Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:06:28

Why can't we just call **** by "[Stem Color] with [Spring Name]" because you're always gonna have people asking "what are kirkle clears" or "what are ghost blacks" anyway, and then you have to respond with my suggested format. I don't understand

I agree with this btw., it just increases confusion.

nubbinator · « **Reply #28 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:27:22 »

Or people can just clarify what it is when they mention it. I mean we have Panda switches, Ghetto switches, Jailhouse switches, and so on.

Personally, I enjoy the little names for two reasons. First off, they're just fun to use and, once you get the clarification out of the way, it becomes a shorthand that makes talking about them quicker and easier. Secondly due to more sociological/anthropological reason. Symbolic languages, objects, and codes are a way of creating a sense of community and togetherness and teaching people those symbols and their meaning is a way of inducting and integrating them into the community and can increase a sense of community. Those symbols can be abused, like people who talk in inside jokes, but if they're treated as a means of inclusion, they can be beneficial for a community.

BlueBär · « **Reply #29 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:33:11 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 27 February 2014, 20:27:22

First off, they're just fun to use and, once you get the clarification out of the way, it becomes a shorthand that makes talking about them quicker and easier.

Agreed, but with the amount of switch modding you can do I don't think you need a name for everything. Jailhouse Blues are different because it's not just a different spring, Ergo Clears are different too because they're so popular. I don't see the term Panda Clears often, as it's not really very popular.

daerid · « **Reply #30 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 21:12:13 »

TBH I'll probably just say "Ghost Blues ". It seems less ambiguous and is already in use.

Larken · « **Reply #31 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 21:46:27 »

What's blue, white, and has a short throw?

Smurfs.

nubbinator · « **Reply #32 on:** Thu, 27 February 2014, 21:57:18 »

I think of Whites with Blue springs when I hear Smurfs.

Candyflip · « **Reply #33 on:** Fri, 28 February 2014, 03:05:35 »

Quote from: daerid on Thu, 27 February 2014, 21:12:13

TBH I'll probably just say "Ghost Blues ". It seems less ambiguous and is already in use.

This is why I stick to already names in use, someone mentioned them at some point and without forcing the name stuck.

davkol · « **Reply #34 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 15:03:09 »

FWIW calling them Sky Blue would be misleading, because such switches already exist.

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #35 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 15:20:12 »

Another potential name:

"Translucent" Blues

Even though they aren't ACTUALLY translucent, but I mean comon, what else would you call something that is both clear and blue?

Exroath · « **Reply #36 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 15:21:38 »

I like smurfs ..... or we could go with "Unfortunate masterbation gone wrong" switches?

davkol · « **Reply #37 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 15:27:47 »

I like ghosts.

Quote

Ghost reporting! ****, it's an observer...

daerid · « **Reply #38 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 22:26:45 »

Quote from: davkol on Tue, 04 March 2014, 15:03:09

FWIW calling them Sky Blue would be misleading, because such switches already exist.

Whelp, that settles it.

smknjoe · « **Reply #39 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:25:47 »

Y'all don't call them "ghetto" anymore? Ghetto Reds, Ghetto Browns, or Panda Clears...

nubbinator · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:29:57 »

Quote from: smknjoe on Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:25:47

Y'all don't call them "ghetto" anymore? Ghetto Reds, Ghetto Browns, or Panda Clears...

Ghetto switches were you swapping one spring from one switch into another to try and approximate another switches feel. The whole "Ghost" switch thing is swapping a Clear spring in, which isn't really trying to approximate the feel of another switch.

Pacifist · « **Reply #41 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:31:19 »

Quote from: smknjoe on Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:25:47

Y'all don't call them "ghetto" anymore? Ghetto Reds, Ghetto Browns, or Panda Clears...

Because its not mimicking an existing switch

Ghetto blues--black spring with blue stem feels like greens
Ghetto reds-brown or blue springs in black stems feels like reds

smknjoe · « **Reply #42 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:33:36 »

Got it. I've been out of the loop for a while...so, a blue stem and clear spring isn't close to a green switch?

Pacifist · « **Reply #43 on:** Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:35:04 »

Quote from: smknjoe on Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:33:36

Got it. I've been out of the loop for a while...so, a blue stem and clear spring isn't close to a green switch?

clears have less loops in the spring so the force acceleration is faster

daerid · « **Reply #44 on:** Wed, 05 March 2014, 00:27:48 »

Quote from: smknjoe on Tue, 04 March 2014, 23:33:36

Got it. I've been out of the loop for a while...so, a blue stem and clear spring isn't close to a green switch?

At first they don't really feel all that much stiffer than a stock blue, but after a bit you realize that you don't bottom out as much as you do on regular blues. It's a weird, kinda soft feeling. The sound is more of the switch's actual click sound and less of the "clack" of bottoming out.

ideus · « **Reply #45 on:** Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:18:40 »

Virgin blues.

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #46 on:** Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:20:47 »

Quote from: ideus on Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:18:40

Virgin blues.

There's an echo in here...

ideus · « **Reply #47 on:** Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:21:39 »

Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:20:47

Quote from: ideus on Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:18:40
Virgin blues.

There's an echo in here...

I think so so so

yasuo · « **Reply #48 on:** Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:28:07 »

i like navy blue but the original navy blues i think is stiffer

do_Og@n · « **Reply #49 on:** Wed, 05 March 2014, 08:38:06 »

How about we come up with a standard naming scheme and post it in the wiki?

Example:

Ghost [nickname for Clear Springs] Blacks [color of stem]

So in this case the first part of the naming scheme will refer to the nickname for the spring being used and second word will always refer to the stem color.

More examples:

Ghost [Clear springs] Blues, Smurf [Blue Springs] Blacks, Lava [Red Springs] Blacks....you get the point.

Than all we will need to do is decide what to nickname the springs.

News:

Author Topic: Name for Blues with Clear Spring (Read 6970 times)