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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
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Yes, that one, but I've only seen pink ones. Although, the local bakeries never tie them with a string. They just put some scotch tape on it.
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Anywho.. enough of box technology for one day.
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I was looking through my course catalog awhile back and discovered that you can get a BS in Packaging Engineering. Actually, the title officially says "BS - Industrial Systems Engineering, Concentration in Packaging Engineering". You can also minor in Packaging Engineering, but that's too many extra units for my tastes.
At the time, I didn't have much of a respect for the degree. I mean come on...put everything in the box and drop it on the ground. If your stuff breaks, add more bubble wrap and foam peanuts. A few months ago, I had an experience that would change my view of Packaging Engineers forever. I was at Burger King and the drink holder they gave me was this modular box thing. Each unit can hold two cups. You can put two units together and double its capacity. The sides had some interlocking tabs and the two handles sort of complemented each other. I spent about 10 minutes disecting it. Each unit was made from a single sheet of cardboard that was cut, folded, and glued together. I was in total awe of the engineering that went into it. It was incredible, I couldn't believe it.