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This led to a cool question, what objectively little, unimportant thing can get you bent out of shape? Hearing people chew their food.

thfuran 4y ago
But the question was about little things, not utter travesties.
tenebrisalietum 4y ago
It's embarrassingly hard for me to not go on a rant when people use the same term to refer to assembling and compiling, and try to equate a compiler with an assembler.
everyone 4y ago
As long as you dont object to people chewing with their mouths open, and instead put in ear-plugs or goto another room or something. It's a scientific fact that tastebuds are more effective in the presence of air, (half of the culinary arts is about getting more air into food) If you complain about people chewing with their mouths open then you are attempting to objectively reduce their enjoyment of their meal because of your weird personal irrational ism.
- kid64 4y ago
  Yes, it's called living in a society
icambron 4y ago
For me it's someone opens a jar or other food container with a seal -- like the little layer of plastic of foil between the lid and the food -- and instead of removing the seal completely, they just peel it back enough to get at the food. When they're done the put the cap back on, leaving the next person to deal with the flap of seal clinging uselessly to the top of the container. This drives utterly bonkers, grossly out of proportion with the two seconds it requires for me to finish the job. Fortunately, I am well aware this is a me problem, not a them problem.
- everyone 4y ago
  But if the seal is laid back down it can act as an additional barrier to air, potentially making the food last longer.
  - icambron 4y ago
    That’s my wife’s argument. But I don’t believe it has any effect at all.
  - webmaven 4y ago
    > But if the seal is laid back down it can act as an additional barrier to air, potentially making the food last longer. More than likely, you've touched the inside of the seal, and by laying it back down you've made accidental contamination of the jar's contents very easy. You might as well double dip (which is my pet peeve, along with variations like reusing the knife you're spreading mayo with to get more mayo out of the jar).
- imwillofficial 4y ago
  What type of criminal leaves the seal attached?!

thfuran 4y ago

But the question was about little things, not utter travesties.

tenebrisalietum 4y ago

It's embarrassingly hard for me to not go on a rant when people use the same term to refer to assembling and compiling, and try to equate a compiler with an assembler.

everyone 4y ago

As long as you dont object to people chewing with their mouths open, and instead put in ear-plugs or goto another room or something. It's a scientific fact that tastebuds are more effective in the presence of air, (half of the culinary arts is about getting more air into food) If you complain about people chewing with their mouths open then you are attempting to objectively reduce their enjoyment of their meal because of your weird personal irrational ism.

kid64 4y ago
Yes, it's called living in a society

icambron 4y ago

For me it's someone opens a jar or other food container with a seal -- like the little layer of plastic of foil between the lid and the food -- and instead of removing the seal completely, they just peel it back enough to get at the food. When they're done the put the cap back on, leaving the next person to deal with the flap of seal clinging uselessly to the top of the container. This drives utterly bonkers, grossly out of proportion with the two seconds it requires for me to finish the job. Fortunately, I am well aware this is a me problem, not a them problem.

everyone 4y ago
But if the seal is laid back down it can act as an additional barrier to air, potentially making the food last longer.
- icambron 4y ago
  That’s my wife’s argument. But I don’t believe it has any effect at all.
- webmaven 4y ago
  > But if the seal is laid back down it can act as an additional barrier to air, potentially making the food last longer. More than likely, you've touched the inside of the seal, and by laying it back down you've made accidental contamination of the jar's contents very easy. You might as well double dip (which is my pet peeve, along with variations like reusing the knife you're spreading mayo with to get more mayo out of the jar).
imwillofficial 4y ago
What type of criminal leaves the seal attached?!