Results: So That's What This Is For!
Published on 10/27/2016
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When Levi Strauss started manufacturing jeans in 1873, cowboys had pocket watches to protect, so they designed a little "pocket" protection for those watches, and that's what the little pocket in your jeans is all about. Did you know that?
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1066 votes
No
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809 votes
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Some things we use without even thinking about what something is used for. Some things we always wonder what was it originally designed for. Here are just a few of the things we did not know the purpose of. How many did you know?
The little hole in a pen cap is there so if a child were to choke on the cap, their airway wouldn't be fully blocked
13%
251 votes
The little holes on an airplane window serve two purposes -- keeps the window from fogging up and relieves some of the air pressure between the outside and inside of the cabin
16%
307 votes
That extra swatch of fabric that comes with some clothes is to test it before washing or using stain removers on the entire garment
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376 votes
The studs on jeans was another thing that Levi Strauss did to reinforce the pant seams in higher stress or wear areas for workers
34%
633 votes
Knew none of these
49%
921 votes
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Here's a few more. Did you know any of these?
The holes in Converse sneakers are used for ventilation, but also when the sneakers were used as basketball shoes, laces could be threaded through the side holes for a more snug fit
18%
336 votes
The hole at the end of a pot handle is to hang the pot, but it has another use too--you can also use it to hold your cooking spoon
27%
505 votes
The hole in a pasta spoon is obviously there to drain the liquid out, but it also can be used to measure spaghetti, as it measures out one serving of dry spaghetti noodles
27%
515 votes
Knew none of these
52%
981 votes
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How about these next ones. Did you know any of these?
The plastic disc inside a plastic bottle cap is there to create a much tighter seal for carbonated beverages, and without these in place your drink will go flat
30%
556 votes
The little dot beside an iPhone camera is really a microphone for when you use the back camera
12%
219 votes
The little grooves on the F and J keys on a keyboard are to mark the home keys where your index fingers should rest in proper typing position--helps you keep track of where your fingers are without looking at the keyboard
36%
670 votes
The arrow on a gas gauge actually tells you what side of your car the gas cap is located
34%
639 votes
Knew none of these
37%
698 votes
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