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Project Lead The Way
Engineering Design and Development
Senior Project

Survey

1.) Have you ever opened a heat sealed plastic package (blister pack, clam shell)



2.) What do you use to open these packages?
(Scissors, Utility Knife, Pocket Knife, ect.)


3.) Have you ever hurt yourself or damaged the product in the package while opening these packages? (list all that apply)
□ Hurt Myself □ Damaged the product □ Neither


4.) About how long does it take to open one of these packages?


5.) Would you buy a product that would make opening one of these packages:
□ Quicker □ Easier □Safer
(Check all that apply)


6.) How much would you spend?

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1) yes
2) OpenX
3) no
4) seconds
5) already did. makes it easier, safer, faster
6) $8

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1) yes
2)scissor, pocket knife
3)hurt myself
4)minutes
5)all of the above
6)$15

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1. Yes
2. Scissors (Fiskars)
3. Neither
4. A minute or three, depends on size
5. No
6. n/a

Another gadget is something more to misplace and have to find.

(Note: We're probably not typical demographics here at CD)

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1. yes, way too many times
2. usually a leatherman
3. yes to both
4. a few minutes
5. yes to all three
6. 10-15 dollars

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1. Yes
2.Scissors
3.Neither
4.A minute or so
5.quicker, easier, safer
6.$8-12

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1. yes
2. scissors
3.neither
4. about 2 min depends on the size and shape
5. nope
6.nothing

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Thanks everyone for filling this out! These responses along with the surveys I handed out have given me over 50 total responses.

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1. Yes
2. Box Cutter
3. No
4. 10 seconds (After finding box cutter)
5. Any or all of the above (if it was cheaper)
6. $0 (I am cheap)

FYI: I once opened one of these with finger nail clippers. Broke the clippers but it got the box open.

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Yes
Scissors
NO,yes
<30
Yes,Yes,Yes
$3-$7

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1.) Yes- all the time.
2.) Scissors are my tool of preference.
3.) I have experienced pain while opening them, from both the sharp edges and my hand being trapped between the firm plastic. I have never really cut myself, however. I've never damaged a product, but that's only because I took the extra time to make sure I didn't- I have come close, though.
4.) At least 2-3 minutes, sometimes longer, depending on the size of the package.
5.) If it made it two out of the three (i.e. quicker & safer, but not necessarily easier).
6.) ~$5-$10, most likely.

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my tools of choice are a hacksaw and wire cutters. i havent hurt myself with those but back in the days of no tools and only scissors i cut my self some.

wire cutters (big ones) work really well.

-vivek