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I thought this was going to be either:
1) scented exhaust pipe for automobiles
2) scented scarves to enjoy when you wrap it around your face in *really* cold weather. |
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You could make the container a spring loaded type, Pez dispenser. |
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I think this is a great idea because I identify with it. I carry mints and I sound like a maraca. |
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Take the mints out of the container and put them in a
ziploc bag. |
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Ahh, continental breakfast, the smell of croissant in the morning. |
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<wiping brow> and phew survived first post </wiping brow> |
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[reensure], the cavity idea might be more of a personal refillable product. Possibly moving to a rare metal dispenser, thereby adding some serious bling to the whole mint experience. I don't see how sound will penatrate the vacuum cavity (no particles to transmit vibrations). That would just leave the entrance to the container. Perhaps someone with a thermos could test this one out. |
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[cedar], sorry. I think your scarf would be great though.
\\scented scarves to enjoy when you wrap it around your face in *really* cold weather\\
Monster head freeze |
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[bristolz], we could start a band? |
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Ok, think I'm on to something here. How about an anti- mint rattle noise generator. It could be either seperate from the mint dispenser or integrated. The moment a mint rattle sound wave is detected, an equal but oppositely phased sound wave is produced to counter act the impact. |
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Custard-Filled Mint containers! |
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I hate that rattling too! The solution I found was to put the tic-tacs pack in my back pocket. I have no idea why, but it works. |
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I favor the little Starbucks after-coffee mints because they are so very strong (and I still eat 5 at a time). They are in a little tin so, actually, I sound like a cheap tinny maraca like what a kid might receive in her Christmas stocking. |
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Perhaps there is a market for mints that have a soft pliable outer coating that dissolves quickly leaving the hard mint. |
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How about a "snail" type mint magazine, like the ones used on the Lewis gun and the M1 Thompson ? As mints are removed from one end of the spiral, a spring loaded follower keeps the remaining mints under gentle pressure, preventing rattling. |
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A special reloading machine can be used to refill the unit (which would look a bit like a tape measure) from a bulk tank of mints. |
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Spring loaded sweet dispenser? Sounds like PEZ to me. |
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I'd advocate a louder mint case so that [bristolz] sounds more like a maraca. |
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"You're in a band? Cool! What do you play?"
"Mint box." |
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uhhm, im not in a band but why not just use breath strips. small, convenient, cost comparable and silent. |
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Just use some of that free cotton fluff that comes with
aspirin or vitamins. Empty box, place cotton in box,
pour mints back into cottony recess,........no more rattle. |
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Hell, boy. Don't fight the rattle, WORK it! (see link). Under-boob-mounted-mint-dispensing-latin-rhythm-maracaknocker-bra. |
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For overworked percussionists with bad breath? |
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I often had this problem when I used mints. I don't anymore, but I had the same problem with Altoids gum, which comes in a tin---*until* I got smart and bought a bunch of the gum wholesale and kept refilling one tin till it was stuffed. Voila--no more rattling. |
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