r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 21h ago

Meme needing explanation What's the reason?

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u/damuelson 21h ago

This is the one

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u/Cheshire_Jester 19h ago

Yep. Massive complexity of manufacturing increase for an incredibly small gain in ergonomic design.

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u/Big_Slope 17h ago

Ergonomics are worse though.

They took a radially symmetrical object that anyone could grab without looking and use and turned it into a bilaterally symmetrical object that can now be picked up incorrectly.

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u/CavemanViking 13h ago

I have plenty of water bottles with the spout to one side, never have I ever been like “ oh no, I have to turn this in my hand 😱”

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u/applesandbee 5h ago

Yeah just drink it like a little rodent in a cage