Red Ones Go Faster/Playing With

Basic Trope: An object colored red will appear to move more quickly than normal.
 * Straight: Bob's race car is red. It regularly outruns other race cars that are not also red.
 * Exaggerated: Even though every other car in the race is red, Bob's race car is candy-apple red, so he still wins.
 * Downplayed: ???
 * Justified: The red paint job is new. Bob's race car was always the fastest.
 * Inverted: Bob's car is red, and the slowest.
 * Subverted: Bob's red race car is the slowest car on the track.
 * Double Subverted: But the other red cars are the fastest.
 * Parodied: Bob's race car is not only red, but is covered with flame decals and leaves flame trails and a visible Redshift where it drives.
 * Zig Zagged: The red paint's speed-enhancing powers randomly turn on and off at the start of each race.
 * Averted: Bob's race car is the fastest one on the track. It's also green.
 * Enforced: ???
 * Lampshaded: "That red car looks like it goes the fastest."
 * Invoked: ???
 * Exploited: ???
 * Defied: Bob's red race car consistently breaks down.
 * Discussed: ???
 * Conversed: ???
 * Deconstructed: Every racer paints their car red in order to go faster.

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