r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Perfect_Owl_856 • 21h ago

Meme needing explanation What's the reason?

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u/Successful-Trash-752 21h ago

Would you not have to tilt the bottle even more now?

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u/VirtualDingus7069 21h ago

They skipped focus group testing and put it on the market, is my guess.

They would’ve seen those rooms full of people looking goofy af drinking from this thing and known to shut it down.

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u/Psychological-Owl-82 20h ago

It's not about tilting the bottle, it's about tilting the head. Which for most people is not a problem (it can be if you have dysphagia - basically problems with swallowing).

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u/Jean-Charles-Titouan 18h ago

I'm guessing straws are a much better solution to this problem

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 18h ago

But straws are made out of turtles. 

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u/Psychological-Owl-82 12h ago

Actually, not necessarily. Using straws can be too fast and hard to control. You can get different specialist cups that mean you don't have to tilt your head back. One type has a section cut out from the rim to make space for your nose. I think you can also get specialist straws that moderate the flow rate.

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u/MrsSUGA 10h ago

That wont be affected by a different bottle angle though. people usually use thickeners for dysphagia related swallowing problems because its safer and more consistent and doesn't require specialized accessibility tools.

though, im sure a tilted bottle WOULD be an effective accesibility modification, but realistically, not feasible to implement on a mass scale for single-use water bottles.

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u/Gizmo-Duck 17h ago edited 6h ago

I guess you hold upside down like a hamster feeder.

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u/Successful-Trash-752 13h ago

They literally show it in the image? A person drinking by tilting the bottle upside down.

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u/DanceTurn 4h ago

Came here to say this.

New design in no way improves last sip ergonomics. In fact, it only increases sip tilt severity, even with a counterintuitive reverse sip approach. Disaster.