• moosetwin
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    10411 months ago

    and then someone swallows one and you have a situation

  • Margot Robbie
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    10411 months ago

    These “compressed towel tablets” are about 2cm across in diameter, and not pill sized as this picture implies, and are closer to wet wipes than actual, fluffy towels.

    Still useful cleaning at music festivals though.

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      11 months ago

      2cm has to be too small. Surely they wouldn’t be useful that way

        • @clubb
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          411 months ago

          Ah, that went right over my head

  • Cassa
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    1211 months ago

    what the actual fuck? Capitalism is so weird 💀

      • Cassa
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        2411 months ago

        Disposable towels? Single use compressed Towels?

        the endless focus on consumption with no reuse, the usage of resources?

        • @[email protected]
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          It’s for hikers who need to be careful about how much weight they carry. They can also be used like wet wipes.

          • Transporter Room 3
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            Skill issue, tbh… If you can’t afford the extra grams for two small towels, then you need to get a little bit more stamina.

            • @[email protected]
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              I used these things in my edc kit. It’s not about the weight, it’s about the space, and they’re really only ever used in emergencies. I wouldn’t say they’re a good product though.

          • @KISSmyOSFeddit
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            1011 months ago

            Needlessly using disposable stuff for hiking is like driving a coal-rolling Diesel truck into the mountains to enjoy the pristine nature.

          • @[email protected]
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            711 months ago

            Weight or volume? Technically a compressed object weighs the same as uncompressed, ex. a sheet of paper

      • @KISSmyOSFeddit
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        611 months ago

        Name one communist country that has towel pills.

      • @IsThisAnAI
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        111 months ago

        They didn’t understand, saw an inaccurate meme, and wanted to bitch over a use case they don’t understand. I’m not sure what do complicated about the modern lemmy lurker.

      • @PopcornTin
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        Oh right, damn them Americans and no socialized healthcare!

        It’s Lemmy, it’s bound to be one of these hot button issues.

  • @Num10ck
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    811 months ago

    if you have to put then in water to expand then what if you want a dry towel?

    • DrDominate
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      1511 months ago

      Well if you’re trying to dry off then you wouldn’t put the towel in water first, you’d start drying off with the little tablet and by the end it’ll be a full, wet towel.

    • @papalonian
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      511 months ago

      You’ve packed the wrong towel

    • strawberry
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      111 months ago

      I mean you can wipe up a spill with a damp cloth, and it even works better than a dry cloth often

  • @Psythik
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    711 months ago

    Is this how cottonmouth happens?