r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • 23d ago

Polyurethane to protect items in shipping

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u/reddit001aa1 21d ago

I have put packing peanuts in multiple grocery store bags and then packed my items and it has worked wonderfully. The bags keep the peanuts from flying everywhere.

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u/hugh-jaasshole 22d ago

Alright now that’s pretty cool

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u/CertainMiddle2382 22d ago

And it’s ecological, I even use it to smoke my salmon at home afterwards!

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u/squeakynickles 22d ago

... What?

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u/CertainMiddle2382 22d ago

It’s sarcasm about the ecological wastefulness of this solution

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u/Zurnan 22d ago

Dead internet theory

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u/mpg111 21d ago

Or just use cardboard. This is such a waste

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u/Suavedemon 21d ago

I worked at a place shipping water pumps for hot tubs, and we had one of these

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u/coffeehistorywhisky 19d ago

That's a ton of PFAS