r/interestingasfuck • u/Sad-Practice6369 • 3d ago

The fastest way to empty a bottle

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u/Few_Entertainment467 3d ago

It may be the fastest. However, I feel the time it takes to add the straw should be added to entire time to empty the bottle.

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u/Flat-While2521 3d ago

Another case of efficiency in mechanics being overridden by efficiency in practice.

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u/Dorkmaster79 3d ago

Another term for it is "over-engineering"

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u/Skattotter 3d ago

I mean, putting it like that really puts the humble straw on quite a pedestal.