‘Zactly... We’re takin’ their jobs! :-)
About that “Rubbish!” book... One amusing thing that’s in the book and that we discussed over a couple of bourbons once is the phenomenon of the “Coors Layer”.
Geologists have the term “Irridium Layer” that describes a thin layer of Irridium pretty much all over the planet, which identifies a specific moment in time. Well... the “Coors Layer” is just like that in landfills.
Some of us remember back when beer and soda cans had removable pull-tabs, right? Then there was that awkward phase as many different designs were tried for a non-removable pop-top.
One of those was a total disaster: the Coors punch-down button top. Remember... it had those two little buttons that you had to punch in with your thumbs. Not only did it tend to slice little circles in your thumb, the top air-hole was positioned just right to cut the end of your nose. So... it only lasted on the market for a very short time, about 1974 IIRC. Find the layer in the landfill that has those cans... and you know you’re at right around 1974.
Neato, huh?
Yes indeed! Actually, I remember when cans were steel and had no opening at all. Had to use the pointy end of a “church key” can opener. ‘Course I wasn’t a beer drinker back then. :)
The old country store in the town I used to spend my summers in, back in the ‘60s had a Coke machine out front. It dispensed cans, and had a clamshell-like can opener on the front. The can opener got a layer of sugar on it after a while, and one day the yellow jackets discovered it. No Coke that day.