Thursday, March 30, 2006

American Inventor?

So my latest (and in this case first) rant is about stickers. I know, it sounds a little strange, but let me explain. I can be very opinionated about certain things, and one of those things happens to be a combination of laziness and stupidity. You might be wondering what this has to do with stickers, well I'll tell you. I was eating a plum this evening and tried to remove the sticker that is on each and every piece of fruit you buy these days (maybe I need to shop somewhere other than Acme). Anyway, the real problem I have is with the glue that is used to affix the sticker to the fruit. Do they want me to eat this piece of paper? I think someone must, because otherwise it would come off easier. Let's face it, it CAN'T be because there is no alternative, right? I mean there has to be a better glue out there, right? And it's not just fruit, it's picture frames too. I can't tell you when the last time I bought a picture frame that didn't require me to remove the sticker with WD40. What is going on here? We build computer circuits with nano-technology (Click here for proof), we put men on the moon, and we clone animals, but no one has figured out a way to make a glue that is a little more sticky than your average Post-It note, but not quite as sticky as say Krazy-Glue? I think someone on American Inventor should come up with this solution. It will make my life much easier. And really, when you think about it, that's the goal, right?

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