Tue. 05/03 - Why Can't The US Have Weird Chip Flavors?

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Why doesn’t the US get all the cool chip flavors that other countries do? Plus, scientists have figured out a way to breakdown plastic in just a few days, instead of over centuries. And why a bunch of creepy dolls keeping washing ashore along the gulf coast in Texas. Sponsors: Outer, Get $300 off and free shipping at liveouter.com/kottke Novo, Sign up for a free business checking account and get access to over $5,000 in perks and discounts at novo.co/kottke Links: Why Are American Chips So Boring? (Eater) Plastic-Eating Enzyme Could Gobble Up Tons and Tons of Waste (Futurity) Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic In Days, Not Centuries (Vice) Creepy dolls keep washing up on this stretch on Texas coastline. 'A lot of nightmares' (Star-Telegram) Why Have Garfield Phones Been Washing Ashore in France for 30 Years? (Smithsonian Magazine) Tropicana wants you to pour orange juice on cereal (CNN) Wed. 11/03 - The McRib, Space Tacos, and Tropicana Toothpaste (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	It's Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022. I'm Jackson Bird today. Why doesn't the U.S. get all the cool
0:43.6	chip flavors that other countries do? Plus, scientists have figured out a way to break down
0:49.4	plastic in just a few days instead of over centuries. And why a bunch of creepy dolls keep washing ashore
0:58.2	along the Gulf Coast in Texas?
1:00.7	Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.
1:06.0	Whenever I traveled to London in the before times,
1:09.2	I'd always take advantage of the Tesco
1:11.2	Meal Deal.
1:12.6	For three pounds, the ubiquitous grocery store lets you get a sandwich, a snack, and a drink.
1:17.5	It's budget-friendly, easy to pop into a Tesco no matter what part of town you were hitting
1:21.5	up that day.
1:22.5	The sandwiches were pretty great quality, and the best part, you got to pick from their
1:27.0	giant selection of chips,
1:29.5	or crisps, I suppose. The United Kingdom, like many countries around the world, has a wide
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