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everyone talks about chip bags being 50% wasted space but no one talks about creamed corn cans being 50% wasted space (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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once youve strained it a whole can of creamed corn gives you barely a third of a cup why isnt anyone talking about this

i think it has to do with government corn subsidies

edit you people arent getting it so ive created a diagram

creamtcorn

look at all that blue thats wasted space between the creamed corns and it takes up over half the can

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[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 0 points 8 months ago

Hey are you the real Chad McTruth or some half dicked imposter trying to ruin His great name?

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

i cant keep track anymore to be honest

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 0 points 8 months ago

Look in you pants is it a full dick or a half dick?

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

well the libs tried to steal it when i was just a child but they only got away with the tip

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I hate having to repeat this over & over, but chip bags are NOT 50% wasted space. They’re 50% larger than their contents, and then filled with 50% air for extra padding, so you don’t get a bag of crumbs.

You pay for the weight of the chips in the bag, not the amount of fullness.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

my point is that everyone talks about that but no one talks about the same thing happening with cans of creamed corn despite cans being sturdy enough to not need padding

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

The cans are sold by weight of the content, not size of the can.
Other reasons they may be putting the small amount in a larger can (since padding isn’t an issue):

  • that’s the size of cans they have on hand from the factory.
  • packing/shipping & stacking/displaying that standard can size might be more cost effective.
  • They want dupe customers into thinking they’re getting more for their money.
[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago
  • the government is meddling
[-] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Genuinely curious: why are you straining creamed corn? If you want corn kernels, why not buy that instead?

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

what

[-] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

You can buy cans of just corn in water. Those are mostly full of corn, with water filling the space between. Creamed corn is a whole other thing, and while it has some corn kernels in it, it's mostly meant to be eaten as-is or used as-is in a recipe. The liquid in creamed corn is not meant to be discarded.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

am i being punkd are you punkding me

[-] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago

You're not being punked dude. Creamed corn is a thing, you don't strain it, and when you buy a can of it the can is full. This was a swing and a miss.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

youre not making any sense AT ALL

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

What doesn't make sense?

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

Creamed corn... you don't strain it

why wouldnt you strain it dont you strain your peas and stuff

and when you buy a can of it the can is full.

FULL OF WASTED SPACE okay i get it the realist says the glass isnt half full its all the way full because its full of 50% water and 50% air but thats just semantics

This was a swing and a miss.

what

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

The cream is part of the creamed corn. You're supposed to cook with it. It's not a brine or something like that. It's like how orange juice has pulp, but you don't buy orange juice to strain out the pulp.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

i want creamed corns not corn cream

please see post edit for diagram

[-] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago

I recommend you google creamed corn and make sure it is what you think it is. If that doesn't clear things up then I have to assume you're trolling now.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

im so fucking sick of this

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

Chip bags have all that air in them, so the chips don't get crushed as easily.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

if the chips has such a simple explanation then how come everyone talks about that and no one questions why cans of creamed corn have all that wasted space this is what im getting at i think its being surpressed

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

I have personally never opened a can of creamed corn, so this whole post is new information for me. The chips thing though...that was solved decades ago. Not sure why the confusion persists.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

a can doesnt need cushion liquid because cans are hard but cans of creamed corn are mostly liquid and i think its a scam

[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 0 points 8 months ago

Why are you straining it? It's like saying your bottle of fresh orange juice has hardly any pulp after you strain it.

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

what the fuck are you talking about

[-] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

Buying creamed corn and straining it to get corn is like buying salsa and straining it to get diced tomatoes

[-] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

i want the creamed corns but i just dont want all that liquid

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