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McDonald’s Reengineered The Straw And Is Selling It Like Apple Product
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| Feb 16, 2017 at 12:50 PM ET
| Alejandro Alba
Posted on 02/17/2017 10:24:03 AM PST by Windcatcher
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Too neat and funny not to share. The video in the article is a hoot. They actually performed flow modeling and simulation with aerospace personnel to redesign the straw.
To: Windcatcher
To: Windcatcher
I remember you needed a plaster on the back of your neck to drink a McDonalds shake
To: Windcatcher
McDonalds Reengineered The Straw And Is Selling It Like Apple Product You mean, you have to sign a EULA before you suck on it?
Or do you mean it will burn your tongue if you don't let it cool off for a while...
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:37:21 AM PST
by
Steely Tom
(Liberals think in propaganda)
To: Windcatcher
Too bad my state (Michigan) isn't on the giveaway list.
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:38:32 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Windcatcher
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:40:34 AM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
To: Windcatcher
McD's is stagnating, so they've got to try something new, in this instance, a multi-ported straw to access a layered shake.
Now, what happens when you need to get those last, bottom layer drops, and the uncovered ports lower the vacuum?
Oh, and BTW, the gimmick is available in very limited, 12 state, promotion.
To: Steely Tom
The ONLY way the drink will allow itself to be consumed is if it is with this one specific kind of straw. A ‘genius’ at the McDonald’s location will help you with basic installation. Each drink has a microchip designed to detect counterfeit straws. A genuine straw costs $125. Enjoy your beverage!
To: Windcatcher
OK Experts:
Is that a Brit, Ausssie or NZ accent?
Or none of the above.
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:45:47 AM PST
by
InterceptPoint
(Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
To: Windcatcher
McDonald's essentially took the typical Jony Ive official Apple video explaining how they designed a new Apple product and used it to describe the new Shamrock shakes. The resemblance between those videos and the new McDonald's video is just uncanny....
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:46:22 AM PST
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: Windcatcher
I’m still pissed McDonald’s changed their coffee stirrers back in the day....
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:46:57 AM PST
by
stylin19a
(Terrorists - "just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't there")
To: Windcatcher
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:47:25 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Sacajaweau
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:47:29 AM PST
by
sagar
To: Calvin Locke
Now, what happens when you need to get those last, bottom layer drops, and the uncovered ports lower the vacuum? Really now. It's simple:
You take the straw out of the cup and turn it upside down. Grab the U-End in your mouth and stick the other end back in the cup.
Be sure and have a towel handy to wipe the sticky stuff off your hands and be careful not to gag on the straw.
Easy. Just messy and a bit risky. But good to the last drop. Or so.
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:50:46 AM PST
by
InterceptPoint
(Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
To: InterceptPoint
Straws are for invalids and Nancy boys. Take the lid off and drink it like a man.
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:55:51 AM PST
by
WinMod70
To: Windcatcher
McDonalds is only making 2,000 of the limited-edition straws available at select locations for
one day in February and one day in March. While the straws are free, you will have to purchase
a Chocolate Shamrock Shake to receive one. The odds arent in your favor, so youll have to
plan in advance if you want any chance of scoring one
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:55:58 AM PST
by
deport
To: Kickass Conservative
“Code Name: Lewinsky.”
BWA-HA-HAAA-HAAAAAAA!
You win The Internets for today! :)
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posted on
02/17/2017 10:59:10 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: perfect_rovian_storm
is meant to suck the ideal flavor ratio of 50 percent chocolate and 50 percent mint in each sip of the seasonal milkshake. Regular dumb straws are only capable of sipping from the very bottomThey're saying customers are too dumb to pull a regular straw off the bottom to get more mint. Way to lose customers. The new straw doesn't allow for freedom of taste. It's my RIGHT as a customer to chose between a bit more chocolate in one sip or a bit more mint in the next.
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posted on
02/17/2017 11:02:52 AM PST
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: deport
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posted on
02/17/2017 11:03:12 AM PST
by
deport
To: Windcatcher
I dare anyone to come up with something that was more fun than these were when I was a kid!
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posted on
02/17/2017 11:05:26 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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