“…humans gained ultraviolet vision, but found that its effect when combined with ordinary sight was disorienting.  Hence the initiative to recolour our everyday surroundings to a sufficiently distinct hue….”

Dave hurriedly threw the lever, and the Twenty-First Century reasserted itself around him.

“It’s true, Jimmy! The future really is orange!”

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