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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago

I mean it sucks and I drink coke (it's my mix for booze) but it's a welcome change (price increase). Soda pop should not be drunk as frequently as it is by people and anything to make it less common is a welcome change IMHO. If becoming more cost prohibitive to people makes them drink it less that's not a bad thing

Now the challenge becomes, because America is becoming a 3rd world shithole it's possible that coke is the only safe drink because thanks to the EPA being gutted over decades water isn't safe in many areas due to contamination. That's not cool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Dickflation.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Not only do they cost more, the greater surface area means your cold drink warms up faster.

Neat.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Greater surface area also means more material for the same product, which leads to less effective transport, more waste and increased polution. Non-standarized can size means every can storage system and cup holder which have taken can size into consideration will be worse. I'm sure a lot of vending machines will have to be modified or scrapped for this can design.

Everyone are worse off because of this, and it's all for attempting to trick consumers and increase profits. Shit sucks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 31 minutes ago

Is this a new thing in the US? We've had these in Europe for years - and I mean 10-15 at least.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Hey we get this revolutionary super can which is supposed to keep your beer cool.
The ribs are supposed to reduce the contact area of warm fingers.
It doesn't work obviously since they aren't big enough and skin on fingers are flexible enough to touch everything.
You only pay 30 to 50% more for this nonsense.
Everyone tries to avoid them but somehow the normal cans are more than often 'sold out' in stores.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's what you get for drinking jupiler

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Hey Stella snob, it's not like you always have a choice.
Also it's standard thirst or get drunk gulping beer, not a fancy trippel or geuze.
Doesn't really matter that much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

😂

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 12 hours ago

Where is the one on the left no longer available? I live in the US and see those all the time.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

People with vending machines aren't going to be happy, those new ones won't fit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

As a consumer you should have thought about the consequences of your habits. Because of you they now have to replace all the vendig machines.

Its the consumers fault. Companies have absolutely no responsibility.

Huge /S if there ever was any doubt.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 17 hours ago (12 children)

Just straight up stop buying shit. Drink filtered tap, and live off only what you need and shrug off ppl that think buying expensive shit will make them cool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

A lot of the world can’t just drink tap water with a basic filter

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

How do I fit my coke addiction in your filtered water?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I meant use a brita or something

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Just a heads up Brita filters do basically nothing it's mostly just a carbon block which will help remove chlorine flavor which makes it taste a little better but in terms of actually removing contaminants it does very little to almost nothing.

Zero water is the closest thing in brita drip form that actually removes things but getting a counter top reverse osmosis is the way to go if not getting a dedicated under sink unit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Just remember! Reverse osmosis filters are NOT eco friendly, it cost 3 to 4 gallons of waste water discard to gain 1 gallon of drinking water.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Using modern filters, and using a pressure booster pump to ensure proper pressure level this is actually nowhere near as bad it's now possible to achieve a one-to-one clean to waste ratio.

If you don't want any waste you can go to nanofiltration which is roughly as effective as Reverseosmosis and does not have the Wastewater issue but they are significantly more expensive.

And it's not as if that Wastewater is sewage it's just the same water that came in with a higher concentration of the stuff that you didn't want that was already present in the water so that Wastewater can be reused for gardening, or gray water such as showers and toilets

I get that they aren't perfect but everything has a trade off and reverse osmosis or nanofiltration is really the only way to get rid of many different sources of water contamination especially things like microplastics and pfas

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

I'm surprised the new one isn't something less than 12 ounces.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago

Babe, wake up. New shit corpo practice just dropped.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (10 children)

surely this uses more aluminum

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

It may use less aluminum, as the top and bottom surfaces are much thicker

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (9 children)

The fuck is a fluid ounce?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago

Common mistake. Its actually Florida ounces.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Fluid ounce is volume, ounce is weight. Liters vs grams.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Ah wonderful, so I'm sure one fluid ounce of water weighs precisely one ounce weight wise?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

Almost identical, my understanding is it’s slightly off since it’s such an old measurement. But for everyday purposes it’s the same.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 14 hours ago

Ounces that are wet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago

Damn liberals and their woke-genderized measurements smh

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

three comic panel of child in front of two glasses of water of the same size. the second panel depicts pouring one of the glasses into a skinnier, albeit taller glass. in the third panel with a smile on their face, the child points at the taller glass.

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