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Rethinking Ketchup Packets: New Approach to Slippery Packaging Aims to Cut Food Waste

posted by mrpg on Saturday August 04 2018, @05:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the good dept.

Fnord666 writes:

New research aims to cut down on waste -- and consumer frustration -- with a novel approach to creating super slippery industrial packaging. The study establishes a method for wicking chemically compatible vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics, like those used for ketchup packets and other condiments.

Source: ScienceDaily

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 04 2018, @08:47AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 04 2018, @08:47AM (#717166)

    Ever got so desperate that you tried to invoke centrifugal force to get the contents near the squirter.... only to discover everyone staring at you... some decorated with the catsup you were trying to dispense for yourself?

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