Reusable grocery bags durability test

Re:Reusable grocery bags durability test by voidUpdate on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:12AM (#45411722)

> "student athletes were each assigned a bag, and a selection of commonly purchased groceries weighing 10 kilograms. To simulate a typical trip to the grocery store, students would unpack and repack the bags with groceries every 53 metres."

Am I doing shopping wrong? I usually don't unpack and repack 10kg of shopping every 53 meters, I usually walk the full mile home before I unpack it again

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Re:Reusable grocery bags durability test by okramcivokram on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:40AM (#45411861)

From the article:

> The Canadian government counts bags containing plastic as reusable if they can withstand 100 trips of 53 metres each while carrying 10 kilograms, without breaking or tearing.

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Re:Reusable grocery bags durability test by maxglute on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:20AM (#45411767)

Don't know if /s, but probably to simulate 50ms from store to car, and from parking spot to kitchen counter.

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Re:Reusable grocery bags durability test by comrade1234 on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:25AM (#45411792)

> Don't know if /s

Really??!

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Re:Reusable grocery bags durability test by maxglute on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:38AM (#45411849)

A little bit, op walks mile home with groceries. Sometimes filthy pedestrians forget how little superior car folk walks. Walking around 50m to unpack and repack 10kg of groceries actually kind of absurdly accurate simulation of most tote bag lifecycle.

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Re:Reusable grocery bags durability test by voidUpdate on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:51AM (#45411912)

I love being called filthy for the crime of not having the money to own a car /s

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