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The device known as shoyu-tai (or soy-sauce snapper in Japanese) was invented in 1954 by Teruo Watanabe, the founder of Osaka-based company Asahi Sogyo, according to a report from Japan’s Radio Kansai.

It was then common for glass and ceramic containers to be used but the advent of cheap industrial plastics allowed the creation of a small polyethylene container in the shape of a fish, officially named the “Lunch Charm”.

The invention quickly spread around Japan and eventually worldwide, and it is estimated that billions have been produced.

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[–] emmanuel_car@fedia.io 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Oh no! How are people supposed to sneak G into parties now?

[–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 3 days ago

Contact lens case is how they did it around here.

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[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago

I have never once seen one of these. Interesting.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I have an idea, just stop putting them in the ocean.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 15 points 3 days ago

I love productive comments.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago

oh fuck, i wasnt supposed to save all my plastic containers until my next day at the beach???

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[–] HotDayBreeze@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Scrolling by I literally thought "Man, that candy looks delicious, what's this article about?" And then read the headline... 🫠

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (15 children)

What is the issue with this form compared to others?

[–] fan0m@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The issue is that you didn’t read the article 😊

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[–] phant@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A decent question. Especially if this ban allows the ripper pouch style single serve sauces.
I have collected a tonne of the fish shaped bad boys at river clean ups, so maybe they're somehow worse. Tbh takeaway sushi could improve in a lot of ways to reduce single use plastics, so kinda funny that the cute fish copped it.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If it hasn’t already been broken down into microplastics yet and it’s floating around in its whole form, then other organisms that eat fish that size could think it is a fish and then eat it,” Wootton said.

And:

“Since they are quite a thick plastic, it does take quite a while for them to degrade.”

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

is this like for food delivery?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Al Gore is going to have a field day with this.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’ve got a fridge drawer for these.

[–] HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I never knew these existed and now I kindof want one. Lol maybe I'll see one in an antique store in 40 years

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