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cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/5476147
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The original was posted on /r/mildlyinteresting by /u/Altruistic-Result-58 on 2025-03-23 23:01:20+00:00.
Yeah, but that part is true. Ever tried to pack half a bag of chips that was rolled up tight? Nothing but crumbs. And the people and machines slinging product before we lay hands on it aren’t exactly handling fine china.
The air pressure keeping the sealed bag inflated does help, underfilling does not. If anything, having more room inside the bag leads to more sloshing of the contents. Your example is apples to oranges. Chip bags ship in boxes with other bags of chips, not mixed in with a bunch of clothes or whatever you’re packing your chips with.
The giant bag stuffed full of tortilla chips I buy has less breakage than many of the underfilled bags I see, because the boxes don’t leave any room for the contents to slosh around.