I always thought the paint on the prop tips was for decoration until my A&P
had me repaint them. It's there to make the tips visible when they're
spinning.

mike regish

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This reminds me of a time when I was a kid and watched a friend of mine
stick his fingers into the prop swath of a model airplane. The prop cut
his finger to the bone. I asked him what happened, and he said "I guess
I just forgot it was there because I couldn't see it, and then just
reached in to adjust the idle screw"