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Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Slightly on-topic: I have found that black zip ties tend to shatter less frequently than white ones. Anyone else experience this, or am I just imagining things again?

That being said, I agree with Joe ^ in that the nylon is being used effectively.

I've found that this isn't always true, we've used black zip ties that were so brittle that we didn't have to cut them, they snapped when you bent them ~90 degrees. They weren't used for any critical applications.