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E. You know blister packs, that hard plastic packaging that looks like it was shrink-wrapped over its contents? E. - You mean the stuff thats so hard to open to get to the toy or tool? E. - Yeah, exactly. Usually theres a cardboard backing that can be cut or ripped off, but then you can ruin
the instructions or damage the product. E. - Or worse when its sealed with a tough plastic. Yesterday I bought a package of marbles for Rick. Each color was in a separate section. It took me 15 sweaty minutes to get them all out. E. - Right, so thinking outside the blister pack I came up with a solution and even made a prototype, and here it is! E. - Neat! So how does it work? E. - You see this thin line down the middle of the blister that goes to that ring? Thats a piano wire embedded in the plastic. E. - Oh, thats why I thought I was losing my hearing at the piano. E. - Anyhoo, you just insert the index finger in the ring and pull the rip chord, I mean rip cord like this
r-i-i-i-i-i-p
and the pack is open. E. - Wow! Sort of like opening the cellophane on a pack of cigarettes. Do they still come in cellophane? E. - Dunno. E. - Have you applied for a patent, yet? E. - Nah, this is such a good idea, Ill post it on halfbakery.
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So which of them thought of the idea?? Not a bad one at that. |
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Afterwards you can use the piano wire to garotte any passing Iraqi dictators. Um, more practically, packaging is very cost sensitive, and this idea of embedding wire in a packet seems comparatively complex to make. What's wrong with putting things in cardboard boxes, which can actually be reused once they're open? |
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[v0rtexx] The one with blond hair. |
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[kropotkin] //cardboard boxes, which can actually be reused // I'm all for it, but that's another issue. |
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(Eric and Erica have a staring contest) E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - E. - Dammit! |
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sp:garrotte. :) are we related in any way, krop? |
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I've always hated the name "blister pack" as it makes me picture a product wrapped in a scabby blister. Yuk. Adding the words "rip" and "ring" don't help me. Good idea though. |
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I always thought blister packs were intentionally hard-to-open, to prevent people from discreetly opening the package in the store and slipping the contents into their pocket, leaving the alarm-setting-off thingy behind. |
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[AO] - you, my friend are a criminal GENIUS! |
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What makes me crazy are the packs that have studs so they can be opened and closed, only they have been stapled shut some time during the manfucturing process. Probably by Erica. |
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I just tried opening a 12-pack of batteries yesterday. I used a long knife and almost took my finger off. [+] from me! |
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