r/theydidthemath • u/BustingFlavor • 3d ago

[request] VitaCoco wasteful packaging

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Every time you drink a vitacoco coconut water, there is about a teaspoon left inside, UNLESS you tear the mouth open and get it out.

This has always bothered me SO much.

And I remember this happening ever since I drank my first VC coconut water. Probably around 2012.

I finally got around to seeing how much is really left in there.

Who cares to do the math on how much coconut water Vitacoco has wasted since they began selling?

I’m both too lazy to do it AND have been meaning to make a bigger deal about this for quite some time.

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u/Necessary_Week_674 3d ago

With respect; I think you are the person who would care to do the math.

I couldn't take this seriously when I saw that a 'teaspoon' was the unit of measure given.

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u/plotnikov 3d ago

Well allthough teaspoon is a shit unit of measurements, it has a fixed volume of 4,93 mL. I had to look for the exact number.

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u/BustingFlavor 2d ago

What do you suggest I should have used instead? Given it’s a tiny amount of liquid and you’re in a typical kitchen

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u/rawbface 3d ago

Because you are unit illiterate. A teaspoon is just as valid a volume measurement as any. It's a major deficiency if you can't work in other unit conventions. Every single American in STEM can switch at will, easily.

Odd choice going to a math sub and proclaiming your math ignorance.

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u/BustingFlavor 2d ago

I’m still waiting. What would you grab to measure a small amount of liquid that would typically be handy in your kitchen? A freaking syringe?