Hey, You! You’ve Been Opening Gatorade Wrong Your Whole Life!
It's always a tough feeling when you find out you've been doing something wrong for a LONG time. Today was one of those days for me.
As someone who has long battled with and been frustrated by Gatorade bottle packaging, I now have had a much needed revelation.
Per a video posted to the Twitter account TodayYearsOld, the plastic wrapping of 8-pack Gatorade bottles has more of a purpose than most have ever imagined.
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Here is the video that will blow your mind:
Now I know, but I just wish I hadn't spent approximately the last 20 years doing it so wrong.
Source: Today Years Old on Twitter
20 Years of Gas Prices' Ups and Downs
'Gas prices: giving us something to talk about with our coworkers for 20 years.' I don't remember where I first heard it, but that's the perfect way to describe all the pointless complaining sessions we all have taken part in over the years.
I don't much attention to the price of gas. Admittedly I do not work in a field that directly relies on equipment that takes gallons and gallons of gas. But, as an average car driver, I'm just going to pay whatever it costs.
It's not that I don't care, I just know I don't have a choice. I'm going to need gas, so I'm going to pay whatever they charge. Kids gotta get to school and I gotta get to work. The only real choice is to drive or not to drive. Walking the ten-mile round trip to work every day is impractical, especially during one of South Dakota's patented six-month winters.
Besides being low-key annoying, complaining about the price of gas is dumb because I remember things. Like that the price of gas has been up and down for at least 20 years. 2021 is no better or worse than 2003. It takes at least $40 to fill my tank this year just like it did in 2017.
But, why not dig into the photo archives and find some proof of memory. Because news stories about gas prices are the pointless small talk of journalism, there are lots of pictures of gas station signs from the last couple of decades.
Starting in 2000 we can see that rise and fall of gas prices in the United States. World events, natural disasters, and economic changes all affect the price. And all through those years, I paid what was charged.
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