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[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 106 points 2 years ago (1 children)

and then someone swallows one and you have a situation

[–] filtoid@lemmy.ml 142 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bad case of Irritable Towel Syndrome

[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 105 points 2 years ago (1 children)

These "compressed towel tablets" are about 2cm across in diameter, and not pill sized as this picture implies, and are closer to wet wipes than actual, fluffy towels.

Still useful cleaning at music festivals though.

[–] clubb@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

2cm has to be too small. Surely they wouldn't be useful that way

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I believe they're saying the pills are 2cm. It would be bigger once expanded

[–] clubb@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Ah, that went right over my head

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 67 points 2 years ago
[–] Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

what the actual fuck? Capitalism is so weird 💀

[–] nave@lemmy.ca 82 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What does capitalism have to do with this?

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 67 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] nave@lemmy.ca 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.

[–] Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Disposable towels? Single use compressed Towels?

the endless focus on consumption with no reuse, the usage of resources?

[–] nave@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

It’s for hikers who need to be careful about how much weight they carry. They can also be used like wet wipes.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Skill issue, tbh.. If you can't afford the extra grams for two small towels, then you need to get a little bit more stamina.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago

I used these things in my edc kit. It’s not about the weight, it’s about the space, and they’re really only ever used in emergencies. I wouldn’t say they’re a good product though.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Needlessly using disposable stuff for hiking is like driving a coal-rolling Diesel truck into the mountains to enjoy the pristine nature.

[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago

Weight or volume? Technically a compressed object weighs the same as uncompressed, ex. a sheet of paper

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Name one communist country that has towel pills.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago
[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They didn't understand, saw an inaccurate meme, and wanted to bitch over a use case they don't understand. I'm not sure what do complicated about the modern lemmy lurker.

[–] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

What does this have to do with capitalism?

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

if you have to put then in water to expand then what if you want a dry towel?

[–] DrDominate@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well if you're trying to dry off then you wouldn't put the towel in water first, you'd start drying off with the little tablet and by the end it'll be a full, wet towel.

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

I didn't think of that lol

That's cool

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

You've packed the wrong towel

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 1 points 2 years ago

I mean you can wipe up a spill with a damp cloth, and it even works better than a dry cloth often

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Is this how cottonmouth happens?

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)