Don't bring glass containers to the beach. Broken glass hidden the the sand is an easy way to ruin someone's day. If you want to booze at the beach, plastic or metal containers please.
My city voted on and passed a no alcohol at the beach law, and most people who voted in favor to get drunkards off the beach. But I voted on it to stop litter. It's been SO much cleaner at beaches since the law passed.
It's not about littering per se. Littering sucks no matter the material. This is more about risk mitigation. You could pack out more than you pack in, but you can still have an accident and break a bottle. Cleaning up glass fragments is extremely difficult, even if you intend to be thorough. If you don't bring glass there's no risk of breaking it.
I personally hate getting glass fragments in my feet at the beach. Accidents happen, broken glass is pretty difficult to be completely clean up, even with the best of intentions. Glass is amazing, but certain situations call for special considerations
Idk, I've been doing beaches with glass for over a decade now very regularly and I've literally never broken a bottle.
I'm pretty sure the glass shards you're getting in your feet are from jackasses shattering bottles and not from people responsibly using glass on the beach
I'm going to argue that bringing glass to the beach is inherently irresponsible. Again, if it does break you can't be certain it's been cleaned up completely. Accidents happen, especially for situations involving alcohol consumption. Pools are also places where glass doesn't belong for similar reasons. I typically prefer my drinks in glass for a variety of reasons, but I'm not going to be selfish when there's reasons to override my preference.
yes....but that is still more on people being stupid than anything else rather than the container. I do agree that plastic and aluminum are 'better', but the real problem is people not disposing of trash properly not the material of the container.
Yes but you have to understand that the Japanese find littering socially unacceptable and they do a pretty good job of cleaning up their own mess, as opposed to most of the rest of the world. If this was to work anywhere without issues it would be there.
For any other country, sure, no glass on the beach. But because it's Japan, if the bottle breaks, they will clean it before leaving. Absolutely no risk there.
On the surface that's been baking in the hot sun, sure. Dig down a few inches and the sand is actually pretty cool. Digging a small hole to bury a cooler in is a popular method of helping the ice last longer.
Where I lived in Cali, the city would regularly run a tractor over the beach that pulled a massive magnet behind it, to pick up all the god damn nails that were in the pallets.
Skip metal too, please. Easier to pick up and see, but the number of times I've had to pick up and throw away cans and bottles crumpled into jagged edges that are actually dangerous to step on at playgrounds, beaches, and parks is kind of annoying. At least you can't shatter metal.
I mean, if you intend to pick up your litter metal is fine, it won't shatter into bits if you drop one. Picking up every single bit of broken glass after dropping a bottle on something hard at a beach is almost impossible.
*steps on sharp metal* There may have been an oversight here. Ow, it was rough, too. The glass earlier at least cut cleanly. Maybe we bring our own reusables or something? [Infection intensifies]
LokisSenseOfMischief
Paige, no?
JakSandrow
FLARED BASE, FOR THE LOVE OF SEKHMET
akafluffy
Did people have trouble sticking beer bottles in the sand before? Or bringing a bucket so you had ice for them?
pinkguyismyhero
That is just an amphora you know
GratuaCuun
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MajorNikon
"sand"
VindictiveBathToaster
faphappyscreencappy
Show up at the ER with this up ya and a lightbulb stuffed in your mouth, give 'em a treat from both ends.
brazzy42
Why stop at two orifices?
NoIWillNotFixYourComputerWhenIComeOverForDinner
eromitlab
Keep those away from events... dumbasses will treat them like torpedoes and launch them at the stage at the slightest provocation.
swedeonamoose
Dumb design from anywhere else =( , dumb design from Japan :0 /s
LariCheltsy
I don't like sand. It's coarse and dry, and it gets everybeer.
FlatPlutoSociety
Beverywhere
akafluffy
that really is better
NZSheeps
lordgaga88
Y’all ever heard of beach glass?!?? And y’all want to put plastic on beaches. Wtf is wrong with glass? Oh no some kids get cut booo hoo
PikachuOnDeezNuts
I feel like a regular bottle would go into the sand just fine.
Cadpig91
I wouldn't do it but can't you just stick a normal bottle into the sand?
mike31stgt
sand.......
lordgaga88
Guys glass on the beach is way better than anything else. WTF is up with all these glass haters
duganinja
This is an old design from shipping booze. It kept the cork wet..
http://www.antiquebottles.com/torpedo/
LanceTex
That would be refreshingly cool if (ahem) placed somewhere.
indyliberal
Where “sand” = “orifice”.
DarwinsWeasel
I'm thinking Molotov cocktail with an American football throwing twist...
Evi1Gav
Because sand is such a well known, firmly packed, substance, that isn't easily shifted with light pressure on a flat bottomed container.
huffnpuff72
Why can't you stick a regular bottle in sand? Besides, this bottle is completely useless for absolutely everywhere else.
Jaqdakloun
Well, chemicals absorbed through the colon do hit the bloodstream faster I've been told.
szpet627
Ricdesan
There it is (nodding approval golf clap)
counterppoint
Crispy4Skin
theinternetkeepsmealive
That guy is giving 'stern daddy' vibes so I'm definitely going to disobey. Its just how I'm wired.
MrNobodyWTB
Just don't forget the flared base
theinternetkeepsmealive
I never do!
SqueezitTheClown
It’s all fun and games until you brat your way into the ER with a six-pack of Corona buttplugs lodged sideways in your colon.
theinternetkeepsmealive
Don't threaten me with a good time!
JustMattt
Don't bring glass containers to the beach. Broken glass hidden the the sand is an easy way to ruin someone's day. If you want to booze at the beach, plastic or metal containers please.
chuckaholic
But what if I don't break the glass and just use it as directed?
spittleteets
Welp, looks like liquor's back on the menu boys!
CallMeCourierSix
Sliced the fuck out of my foot on vacation in Puerto Rico years ago, because of broken glass. Had to spend half the vacation NOT GOING IN THE WATER!!!
Fuck people who bring glass to the beach. Particularly the ones who break glass and don't care enough to clean it up.
Iwilltryandmakeajokeofit
I prefer skull goblets, they are biodegradable and it's a great example of upcycling.
hetnkik999
My city voted on and passed a no alcohol at the beach law, and most people who voted in favor to get drunkards off the beach. But I voted on it to stop litter. It's been SO much cleaner at beaches since the law passed.
MioTaalas
It's Japan we're talking here. People who clean the stadium stands after a game THEY LOST.
We're not talking about self absorbed and inconsiderate westerners (includes USA and every country in Europe)
Keeperofthe7keys
ALSO WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU STICK YOUR COLD BEER IN THE HOT SAND.
Racealistic
Japanese aren't known to litter and heavily recycle though. So i doubt this would be an issue for them.
JustMattt
It's not about littering per se. Littering sucks no matter the material. This is more about risk mitigation. You could pack out more than you pack in, but you can still have an accident and break a bottle. Cleaning up glass fragments is extremely difficult, even if you intend to be thorough. If you don't bring glass there's no risk of breaking it.
Racealistic
That's fair
MechanicalRomance
I personally hate the demonization of glass. Just don't break your bottles. Glass is amazing.
JustMattt
I personally hate getting glass fragments in my feet at the beach. Accidents happen, broken glass is pretty difficult to be completely clean up, even with the best of intentions. Glass is amazing, but certain situations call for special considerations
MechanicalRomance
Idk, I've been doing beaches with glass for over a decade now very regularly and I've literally never broken a bottle.
I'm pretty sure the glass shards you're getting in your feet are from jackasses shattering bottles and not from people responsibly using glass on the beach
JustMattt
I'm going to argue that bringing glass to the beach is inherently irresponsible. Again, if it does break you can't be certain it's been cleaned up completely. Accidents happen, especially for situations involving alcohol consumption. Pools are also places where glass doesn't belong for similar reasons. I typically prefer my drinks in glass for a variety of reasons, but I'm not going to be selfish when there's reasons to override my preference.
MechanicalRomance
Pools have concrete surfaces that break bottles easily.
Beach is covered in sand. Sand acts like a cushion
makesense
yes....but that is still more on people being stupid than anything else rather than the container. I do agree that plastic and aluminum are 'better', but the real problem is people not disposing of trash properly not the material of the container.
Conz
Yes but you have to understand that the Japanese find littering socially unacceptable and they do a pretty good job of cleaning up their own mess, as opposed to most of the rest of the world. If this was to work anywhere without issues it would be there.
Krashtestdummy
I don't miss stepping on these at the beach.
PolitiCat
Yes, not great, but you can at least detect them with a metal detector. Glass can only be found by sifting through.
immabearrawr
After blowing out a flip-flop
Pandameter
At least there’s booze in the blender
PineappleLoopsBroether
Woooah. I just had a flashback to my family’s ancient tan/orange refrigerator in the garage that still had wine coolers and stuff in it.
jackpkmn
My previous apartment (I only moved out in 2022) had counter tops in that same electric orange color. It's just so loud.
PineappleLoopsBroether
I would have wrapped those things on day 1.
Krashtestdummy
We had the avocado colored fridge.
PineappleLoopsBroether
The 70s were weird lol
Krashtestdummy
B99Reactions
the people who need to hear that can't read
tratratralala
For any other country, sure, no glass on the beach. But because it's Japan, if the bottle breaks, they will clean it before leaving. Absolutely no risk there.
barbarian818
AND, sticking a cold beverage into the sand is a good way to turn it into a warm beverage.
TheDoctorCrankenstein
On the surface that's been baking in the hot sun, sure. Dig down a few inches and the sand is actually pretty cool. Digging a small hole to bury a cooler in is a popular method of helping the ice last longer.
likrjear
Lol...that's not why.
chewmaca2
But we're just setting it free to live amongst its brethren. /s
Exyr
And stop burning pallets!!!!
CallMeCourierSix
Where I lived in Cali, the city would regularly run a tractor over the beach that pulled a massive magnet behind it, to pick up all the god damn nails that were in the pallets.
Sfingks
If not for others, do it for your lungs. Pallets are often made with treated wood, and that shit isn’t healthy to burn
azazyel
I haven't in decades but man, if you wanted to have a fire that was the easiest way to get wood. Just boost them from the back of a store.
Exyr
Yeah great for fires but they leave nails behind
azazyel
Also, I think nowadays they're all chemically treated so the smoke isn't that great for you either.
mercswar
Yep as a kid i had a friend come over and we went to the lake and she cut her foot real bad walking out into the water on a glass bottle
TheImgurWarsMadeMe
Skip metal too, please. Easier to pick up and see, but the number of times I've had to pick up and throw away cans and bottles crumpled into jagged edges that are actually dangerous to step on at playgrounds, beaches, and parks is kind of annoying. At least you can't shatter metal.
Ghlargh
I mean, if you intend to pick up your litter metal is fine, it won't shatter into bits if you drop one. Picking up every single bit of broken glass after dropping a bottle on something hard at a beach is almost impossible.
iamthemurray
Unless you have a pooper scooper and a few hours
minipancho94
Im packing out every can I bring in. Barring a freak accident at least.
akafluffy
honestly, I bring out more than I brought in, replace the food/drink and ice with the junk other people left
isetprettygirlsonfire
I bring plastic bottles so I can throw them in the ocean, guilt free! /s
People need to learn to clean up after themselves. Our Tahoe beaches are trashed lately after holiday weekends.
WhyDontYouMakeMe
Yeah, but we know that not everyone will, so we'd better convince them to harm others as little as possible
Z0op
Yeah this, type of packaging doesnt really matter, each has its problems when you litter
Ilovehavingfreehealthcare
We need to go back to wooden kegs, casks and mugs.
DeGatsy
Wineskins. Just saying.
DOcelot1
Anyone remember that old UK broken bottle beach ad?
lordgaga88
Sand literally dulls glass and plastic goes no where like WTF
KaptainObveeus
And remember, its not legal to have booze at many public beaches, so make sure you have a fake label made to slide over your bottle/can.
Cranbananarama
*steps on sharp metal* There may have been an oversight here. Ow, it was rough, too. The glass earlier at least cut cleanly. Maybe we bring our own reusables or something? [Infection intensifies]