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Aug 20, 2017 11:52 PM
DontWorryImMedicated
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battlepants
I just don't buy things with plastic rings. 12/24 packs come in cardboard.
ncstarbuck
Or just don't use them at all.... what's up with still using those things America?
dEXm64
These were never a thing in NZ, at least as a can remember. Why not just use cardboard box like we do? I'm not even sue why it's an issue.
strudelman
I never even see anything held together that way, that I can recall.
Brahmzy
Why doesn't America just stop using plastic Beer rings and use cardboard like everyone else?
GravyTrainOnBiscuitWheels
I buy half cases of beer because, ya know, sea gulls n shit
ratfaceddog
You should make them buy, every once in a while.
AlmostCertainlyNotPickles
I did it when I lived by the water, I did it when I moved to a landlocked city, and I still do it now that I live near the water again.
DreamCatcher01
I also still do this. I've also taught my husband and kids to do it.
MuffinTheDog
We have them made out of cardboard...
LooseyGooseyBrett
They're biodegradable now
HOLAKOOO
not everywhere.
LooseyGooseyBrett
In the US, it's required.
DrDoughnuts
THANK YOU no one seems to realize that they started to require this in the 90s!
DrawSomethingEveryDay
just buy your cans in boxes instead
Messina
In the Netherlands we only have single cans or this: https://buka.gr/1804-tm_large_default/COCACOLA330ml6.jpg
DrawSomethingEveryDay
that's still a lot of plastic
vampirehedgehog
Same in Finland. Probably a EU thing.
Aveira
Some stuff only comes in those plastic things depending on where you live. Gatorade always comes in those where I live
jamesshore
As a non-american, I still don't understand why you wrap everything in plastic. Everywhere. All the time.
HOLAKOOO
might wanna check japan too.
AwesomeTeddybear
There's a corporation that makes edible 6packholderthings so people can feed fish and turtles with it
elethomel
while not edible, pretty much all six pack rings made in the US since 1989 have been photo-degradable and crumble after a few weeks
AwesomeTeddybear
That's a good thing! It's always nice to see people trying to destroy the world less
AnswerLady
Me, too.
KanackyBiznasty
WhiskeysQuicker
It was a picture of a sea turtle for me but I still cut up six pack rings to this day.
NeynasGhost
I seem to recall sea turtles and dolphins being used to teach me to do it.
humanbeingism
I also do this
ShiftToRun
The ones in Canada have rippable ones so they're easier to take off the bottles/cans and you don't need to cut them after
ManDonkey
I hadn't thought of this, but I'll definitely start doing it now, thanks!
ShuffleBoars
I was just thinking this today! I was just standing by the recycling and cutting them, and thought "They taught me this in first grade."
TheLastNalbinder
Same.
PadreofNone
Same
SecretPotato
Same
bpetersen
Bottles / 30-racks
tivvybrixx
Showed my mom one of a turtle now she and my step dad do too
hapsdinersdumpster
Same
TheBestRussian
Same! I can't bring myself to even think about throwing that out uncut after seeing those photos :/
elethomel
for the last 30 years, p much all six-pack rings made in the USA are made of photo-degradable plastic that breaks down after a few weeks
TheLastNalbinder
3-4 weeks in the summer sun. Months if it's cloudy and cold. So I still snip. http://www.ringleader.com/questions.html
mektel
Yep, pretty sick of seeing these on imgur. This shit just keeps getting posted and upvoted.
SpikeTheGoat
Same.
damndogs
Same.
HorseHeadMonster
I just don't buy 6 packs. Maybe one day they will stop making them.
MOTHERFUCKINGLUCIFERMORNINGSTAR
They'll never stop making them because someone will always buy it.
ZensusPhone
They dont have them here in Sweden. Well, some cunts import the shit. But as a standard they are non-existing. Why is that still a thing?
AntrimEarth
My wife says she knew she was going to marry me the first time she saw me do this.
melshot
Awww
lyricallove
I love it.
ShuffleBoars
That's just about the sweetest thing ever!
cousteau
Why do these end in the sea tho
DumpoldRant
You've never seen redneck parties at the beach apparently.
Cuntard
because ducks are water fowl
ottotravel
Lots of garbage. It goes somewhere, landfills, garbage barges. We produce a lot of trash.
hibsta
Garbage goes to the sea, especially when assholes take these to the beach and not clean up after themselves
melshot
Because they literally take trash waaayyyy out into the ocean and drop it off. We humans are gross.
Username383
Mostly by getting into Rivers by littering or accident, then flowing into ocean.
FromDenmarkWithHate
Because for some reason you do not recycle or burn your trash to heat up stuff.
cousteau
And everything that isn't recycled and burned ends in the sea?
BookieeWookiee
A lot of garbage gets to the sea. Do you not know about the giant garbage patch in the Pacific?
cousteau
Yes, but how?
BookieeWookiee
because people just throw their litter anywhere so either the wind takes it or it gets into the rivers
jellybeansRAWOFCOURSE
I manage a bar and I do this with all six packs
mektel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_pack_rings#Environmental_concerns, quit wasting your time.
jellybeansRAWOFCOURSE
Never
TheLegendaryBonk
I literally stuff them in my Ninja Blender and let them have it because of this irrational fear.
skoam
In germany they look like this http://www.designmadeinhamburg.eu/sites/default/files/field/image/justblue_becks14_nb.jpg and are made of 1/2
lyio
And even if they did, that plastic stuff would go in the recycling bin
YooserNoom
We also have this kind here in the NL: http://www.biertaxi247.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/biertaxiamsterdamheinekensixpack2x.jpg
YooserNoom
The plastic is much thinner than that of those rings.
skoam
cardboard that is thin but strong enough to keep your bottles safe. It works great.
WibblyWobblyTimeyWimeyFox
I like these; https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/craftbeerdotcom/wp-content/uploads/Saltwater-Edible-Six-Pack-Rings.jpg
WibblyWobblyTimeyWimeyFox
Biodegradable material left over from the hops, converted into a six-pack.
everyusernameitakeisnolongeravailable
In switzerland too. Think most of europe has cardboard boxes.
BlueskydragonFX
I think those plastic thingies are mostly banned in europe. Why not you too North-America?
vampirehedgehog
Knowing the US, for them it's probably because of 'Muh Free Market!' and legalized bribery.
2niglets1pornocup
I used to stick my hands in them like they were handcuffs, then hulk out of them. Then tear up the remaining holes :]
WithNothingBetterToDo
You do you, champ
KiltedSquatch
I'm 31 and still do that.
BIGSOGGY
I'm 21 and I still do this
DimensionMaster
Pretty sure everyone did this.
vorpalblade82
Everyone present puts a hand in them, count of three shout 'WANKER' and pull away. 1 person has it stuck on and is named 'wanker' all night.
Cocacoladinosaur
Interestingly, that's what I did with your mom last night.
corruptedsocialcode
swedishpancakeswithlingonberries
Same, except I end up cutting them into one inch pieces.
whileyb
"used to"
Yrmsteak
with my dick 2/2
SalisburyShuffle
I'm not locked in here with you...
JoeyWheelersRedEyesBlackDragon
You're locked in here with me.
ElbowDeepInAPsychoticBreak
This reads like an excerpt from -A helpful guide to violent fisting-
Indoorwindmill
When you say guide, do you mean like a shoe horn?
AliBarber
Well now everyone else in the public toilets is gonna want to know what I just laughed really loudly at, thanks
Nomulus
Im known amongst my friend circle as undatable because someone made a butthole/vag joke about one of these and i instantly put my fist in it
JasonWaterfaIIs
That's not the only reason though, is it?
Nomulus
One of many reasons, unfortunately. One of many.
menshi
ilickwindows
In the ducks? That's just messed up man. And strangely arousing.
HD226868
I can break these cuffs!
GenericCrossfitter
You can't break those cuffs.
Xorflank
I can break these cuffs
tex81024
URAHHHAHHHAAAAAAAA
RamenFlavourPacket
Cuffs cuffs, you cant break- those- cuffs
Vegonbrei
Now that's something I've not heard in a looomg time.
AnotherMediocreUser
I can milk these tits...
AntLionBlack
I can milk those tits!
GenericCrossfitter
You can't milk those tits.
Redweaver
They still sell things with those plastic rings? I haven't seen one since, like, the 80's O_o
johnvictor
Still buy 6 packs of some beers with them.
JustALullabi
I've never even seen those things in real life. Is it an American thing?
MissLadyPants
My Gatorades had them.
bud467
Gatorade has pull tears to open all the rings and to make it easier to get all the bottles out.
damelamusica
Where do you live?
bongles
The ones I've gotten are made so that they rip open when you get a drink
d3vilsavocado
I've only seen them once irl. I assume they're more of an American thing.
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
6 packs of small soda cans still have them.
ignorantbastrd
The ones I've seen are actually perforated so that when you take the drink out of it, it tears almost entirely so that nothing can get stuck
soggypancakes
Do you not buy beer?
RecurringNightmare
where in the world are beer bottles held together like cans by those plastic rings?
PointlesslyNecessary
Ohio
Redweaver
Even the six packs I buy come in cardboard holders, not plastic rings. I seriously haven't seen them in forever
dwilson0725
Yeah, not too common anymore. Bought some ginger beer that had them not too long ago.
ZanarkandAbes
Gatorade, powerade, etc. All have the plastic rings.
rickeyspanish
I bought a 6 pack of mountain dew red alert today that has them....I put them in the recycling bin...hopefully that is good enough.
ItsAlwaysstoutseason
You're not buying cheap enough beer. There's a reason Busch Light costs $.25 a can....
Aeturo
Life's too short for cheap booze
Metatality
Buy better beer, think of the turtles man.
whatupmyknitters
oh look at mr fancy over here, too good for a 6-pack like the rest of us!
fitlex
Six packs here just come in cardboard
tranderas
My old-man Ensure shakes still use them.
Rynestrm
I was thinking that too.
dav3nasty
Here so much easier to tear now though. You don't need scissors to break them. They break when you pull the can usually.
fitlex
Yeah I used to see ads about these hurting animals in the 90s in Australia which must have been when they stopped selling them.
ArrowheadCosplay
6 packs of basically anything have them
sammi0285
The ones I have seen lately have weak points so they will tear open when you pull the drink off of it. If they don't I still cut them.
PhailRaptor
When did they ever stop selling things in these rings?
NeynasGhost
Six packs of soda (bottles and cans) are bound like this where I live.
Bloke12
Only alcohol comes in them
SeeMyVests
If by alcohol you mean soda, sports drinks, and even fruit juices (like dole pineapple in those weird steel mini cans), then yeah.
melshot
Nope. I buy 6 pack of 7up and it has the plastic rings.
NeynasGhost
Nope. I sometimes buy the tiny Dr Pepper cans (perfect size for a freezing cup I own) and they have the plastic rings.
ottotravel
Yes. Although some companies are developing biodegradable ones that feed the fish.
DylanIsBored
I too, peruse the front page from time to time
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
*one company is.
slyfox001
They're made from the leftover barley and hops from beer brewing after it's been used. I believe it's a Florida beer company starting it.
elethomel
for the last 30 years, p much all six-pack rings made in the USA are made of photo-degradable plastic that breaks down after a few weeks
ArrowheadCosplay
A single beer company is
s0bere
That's the way to go. Really awesome
r000t
A system solution to a people problem
Snooj
I would say we don't need more excuses to throw trash anywhere we want, but when I look at the road I live on I realize no one cares anyway.
lupender
it amazes me how can ppl do this, if it was hard to carry trash in their pockets especially when thrown from car.
Snooj
I can clean it up but roughly 6 months later there's a cigarette butt every 15 feet. And I live in a rural area.
VirginSurgeon
Remember when 2 liter soda bottles had the black plastic things on the bottom of them?
HrdWodFlor
I still think of that every time I go through the soda isle.
RelaxYourself
Remember 3 Liter bottles of soda?? Damn that was a lot of soda!
VirginSurgeon
I do! They had a big ass lid on then
MeezerStandardTime
I hadn't thought of those in decades!
notchoosingone
Oh man, someone else remembers them. Damn, I'm old.
soepie7
I have never seen them irl ever.
TMP5
hello from finland, haven't seen those ever.
trevorus
Where you from?
echonite
Very hard to believe. any things still use them.