• Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    This reminds me of soda/beer can designs. You know the hole in the ring tab? I used to believe it was there only for it to provide better grip for your finger when opening it. Turned out it was also there so you can fit a straw and have a way of stabilizing it.

    Most people had no idea about that.

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      2 months ago

      You’ve mistaken the manufacturers aluminum cost cutting measure for a feature.

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      2 months ago

      First, you come up with a way to save on materials, then you come up with a way to represent the changes as a feature