Thoughts? I am currently trying to avoid using plastic packed drinks as much as possible due to it’s limited and finite recycle count

  • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.com
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    6 months ago

    Do you remember when Sun Chips changed their chip bag material to a more environmentally friendly compostable material? People lost their minds. Why? Because the bag crinkled a lot.

    No… Because it crinkled at a high enough volume that you actually have to worry about hearing loss. People weren’t losing their mind for no reason.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703960004575427150103293906

    It is louder than “the cockpit of my jet,” said J. Scot Heathman, an Air Force pilot, in a video probing the issue that he posted on his blog under the headline “Potato Chip Technology That Destroys Your Hearing.” Mr. Heathman tested the loudness using a RadioShack sound meter. He squeezed the bag and recorded a 95 decibel level.

    The Bag was louder than the ambient noise in a jet fighter cockpit in flight.

    • dingus@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Wow, that’s actually super interesting. Now I wish I had a bag to see how loud it sounds in person!