• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    The weird thing is, they don’t actually sell the jars anymore. “Ball jars” are not made by the ball jar corporation after their antitrust lawsuits for being a fucking jar monopoly. So they sold the “ball jar” rights and now only do aluminum cans for food packaging and high end satellites and satellite launch systems.

  • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de
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    21 days ago

    Me: I need some tires.

    Michelin: No problem, anything else?

    Me: I don’t suppose you know where I can get a list of the best restaurants in the world?

    Michelin: You’re not gonna believe this.

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      21 days ago

      The whole point of the Michelin guides were originally to entice people to drive more to visit hotels and restaurants and such, thus leading to more tire wear which would lead to more tire sales, and eventually more money for Michelin.