Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem

Re:Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optic... by NeedMoreTea on Saturday July 06, 2019 @04:42PM (#20371815)

Most people would just say "sandwich" unless the spread is somehow critical to the tale. I know it's a quote, but it sounds most odd to me as most people I know don't really brand drop in conversation. Coke is probably the big exception there...

TIL what ziploc bags are. Just called "sandwich bags" here. Cling film isn't "sarran wrap" here either. :)

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Re:Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optic... by kragen on Saturday July 06, 2019 @06:31PM (#20372429)

There used to be a distinction in the US: Saran Wrap was made of Saran and was much less oxygen-permeable than other cling films as a result. In a development that represents some kind of evidence about trademark law, Saran Wrap in the US is no longer made of Saran, due to concerns about plasticizers leaching into food; but it is still sold as "Saran Wrap". Here in Argentina, I can still get cling film made of PVDC, just not Saran-brand PVDC.

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Re:Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optic... by Izkata on Sunday July 07, 2019 @10:53AM (#20375369)

> Coke is probably the big exception there...

Even then, it may not be. There are plenty of places where Coke has become the generic name for pop, and doesn't necessarily refer to the brand.

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