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Manufacturers essentially charge you for trapped oxygen. The complex machinery required to perfectly align two sheets of polyethylene and seal little pockets…
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If you look closely at your favorite hero, his torso definitely belongs to a villain from three years ago. Toy companies relentlessly recycle the exact same…
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Building a box full of flashing lights and mechanical bumpers is an engineering nightmare. Manufacturers must design intricate wire harnesses, custom ramps,…
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The glue is not applied in a solid layer, but rather in microscopic spheres that break easily. This engineered weak bond is the exact reason they are so…
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South African plastics manufacturers experienced an incredibly bizarre and massive economic boom during the 2010 FIFA World Cup thanks to the sudden global…
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Taking a cheap paper envelope and gluing a tiny piece of clear plastic over a hole requires a completely separate manufacturing step. You pay double the price…
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