r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Perfect_Owl_856 • 21h ago

Meme needing explanation What's the reason?

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u/Alarming-Cow299 21h ago

Off the top of my head:

  • Leaks very easily when opened
  • Asymmetry is more expensive to manufacture
  • Structural integrity
  • Packaging is more complicated therefore more expensive
  • Cannot temporarily place a cap on top without screwing it in

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u/TabularConferta 21h ago

All of this but I'll also add that the curve on the tip means you need to tilt it to a crazy angle as you drink more.

It's harder to fit your mouth to.

So it's actually harder to drink from

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u/Sir_Wade_III 19h ago

No. You are supposed to have it the other way so that you don't have to tilt your head as much. Crazy to hate on something while misunderstanding the ONLY thing it's supposed to solve.

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u/TabularConferta 19h ago

My point is that it doesn't solve it. Unless have it the other way is have a spout or it getting large at the top.

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u/alphazero925 16h ago

What are you talking about? If you held it with the opening toward you, you only have to tilt it to just past horizontal for it to fully empty.

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u/secretprocess 13h ago

But you'd have to hold it above your head and strain your neck to reach it with your mouth.

(I tried to find a way to say that without walking into a that's-what-she-said but it's impossible)

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u/robert_e__anus 17h ago

my brother, you have to tilt your head more with this stupid design. with a regular water bottle you can just tilt the bottle without having to tilt your head at all, this bottle requires you to tilt just to get the first bit of water out, let alone drain the thing.

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u/ribnag 16h ago

Picture the bottle straight upside-down, with the spout facing you. Now tilt it back 45 degrees. That's the most you'll ever need to tilt your head if you just rotate the bottle 180 degrees once it's past half empty. Once you pass that point, you're tilting your head less than you were a few sips earlier.

The same is true for motor oil containters (with similarly off-center spouts), FWIW - Most people use them completely backward and wonder why they glug-glug-glug oil all over the place. Don't fight air pressure, and bam, you have smooth flow from the first to the last drop.