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by kqr 412 days ago
No. This is a case where I am confused by my own behaviour as well! Clearly there is something about it but it's not something I'm conscious about.
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danielbln 412 days ago
I always called it DustStar because God damn does it collect dust.
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saaaaaam 409 days ago
As others have said, I think it’s because it looks like the Death Star. I don’t even know Star Wars and I googled what the Death Star looks like and immediately thought “oh, right, this is why people call it the Death Star lamp…”

As an amusing side note, iOS autocapitalises “Death Star”.

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tekla 412 days ago
Because it looks like the Death Star.
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