Comments on: $300 toothpaste squeezer http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: JenilleAlleyne http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1196781 JenilleAlleyne Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1196781 They sell a tube squeezer at bed bath and beyond for less than 10 dollars. this is ridiculous They sell a tube squeezer at bed bath and beyond for less than 10 dollars. this is ridiculous

]]> By: Bryce Anne Pochapsky http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1196217 Bryce Anne Pochapsky Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1196217 I only want the second one you described.  Why didn't they tell us about the monks??? I only want the second one you described.  Why didn’t they tell us about the monks???

]]> By: Agrajag http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1196006 Agrajag Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1196006 Speaking as a machinist of 10+ years, I can tell you what you're looking at there is (if they're producing these things in any kind of quantity at all) maybe ten dollars worth of parts and assembly. Thirty to fifty dollars might be a reasonable price. Three-hundred dollars is what we in the industry would call a massive motherf**king rip-off. Of course maybe each piece was individually hand-crafted by some obscure sect of lathe-operating monks who lubricate their tools with rarest oils which must be carried out of the deepest South American jungles on foot, and then assembled in some arcane religious ceremony which can only be performed during a total lunar eclipse, but if that were the case I would imagine it probably would have replaced "chrome-plated" as the main selling point. Speaking as a machinist of 10+ years, I can tell you what you’re looking at there is (if they’re producing these things in any kind of quantity at all) maybe ten dollars worth of parts and assembly. Thirty to fifty dollars might be a reasonable price. Three-hundred dollars is what we in the industry would call a massive motherf**king rip-off. Of course maybe each piece was individually hand-crafted by some obscure sect of lathe-operating monks who lubricate their tools with rarest oils which must be carried out of the deepest South American jungles on foot, and then assembled in some arcane religious ceremony which can only be performed during a total lunar eclipse, but if that were the case I would imagine it probably would have replaced “chrome-plated” as the main selling point.

]]> By: Aspexi http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195968 Aspexi Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195968 So you're saying that both CVS and Whole Foods are selling "old" toothpaste? Hmmmm.................. So you’re saying that both CVS and Whole Foods are selling “old” toothpaste? Hmmmm………………

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195960 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195960 <blockquote>Tom's of Maine sells toothpaste in metal tubes</blockquote>They've been in plastic for at least a year. You've been buying old toothpaste. Or your oral hygiene is highly sporadic.

Tom’s of Maine sells toothpaste in metal tubes

They’ve been in plastic for at least a year. You’ve been buying old toothpaste. Or your oral hygiene is highly sporadic.

]]> By: Aspexi http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195947 Aspexi Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195947 Tom's of Maine sells toothpaste in metal tubes; it works great with my monogrammed sterling silver toothpaste tube rolling key. Back when I was in art school (and on a very tight budged) I ordered one from Tiffany -- at the time I think it was about $20 (with the monogram!). A very silly purchase, I admit, but I am still quite fond of it, and use it to this day. Tom’s of Maine sells toothpaste in metal tubes; it works great with my monogrammed sterling silver toothpaste tube rolling key. Back when I was in art school (and on a very tight budged) I ordered one from Tiffany — at the time I think it was about $20 (with the monogram!). A very silly purchase, I admit, but I am still quite fond of it, and use it to this day.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195755 ROSSINDETROIT Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195755 They used to make the tubes out of lead foil.  A lifetime's worth of an important trace element every time you brush. They used to make the tubes out of lead foil.  A lifetime’s worth of an important trace element every time you brush.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195586 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195586 I have a binder clip on my toothpaste. They used to make tubes out of metal. You could roll them up and they'd stay rolled up. Now they make them out of plastic. When you squeeze it, it unrolls and all the toothpaste shoots back down into the bottom of the tube. I have a binder clip on my toothpaste. They used to make tubes out of metal. You could roll them up and they’d stay rolled up. Now they make them out of plastic. When you squeeze it, it unrolls and all the toothpaste shoots back down into the bottom of the tube.

]]> By: cjporkchop http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195280 cjporkchop Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195280 It needs to have "Waste Not, Want Not" engraved on the front. It needs to have “Waste Not, Want Not” engraved on the front.

]]> By: s2redux http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195194 s2redux Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195194 Ross, I'm pretty sure the Arduino mod is slated for the upcoming Rule 34 version. Ross, I’m pretty sure the Arduino mod is slated for the upcoming Rule 34 version.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195171 ROSSINDETROIT Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195171 Needs an Arduino to regulate the extrusion length.  And parameter files for each toothpaste type and user preference. Needs an Arduino to regulate the extrusion length.  And parameter files for each toothpaste type and user preference.

]]> By: daemonsquire http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195172 daemonsquire Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195172 I'm totally making one of these out of my leftover Sugru, before it cures in its foil pack.  Then I'll use it to get the rest of the Sugru out. I’m totally making one of these out of my leftover Sugru, before it cures in its foil pack.  Then I’ll use it to get the rest of the Sugru out.

]]> By: Franklin http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195125 Franklin Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195125 logistically, how does one actually use this? I can't imagine picking up the whole contraption to get the proper angle, and is it heavy enough that it wont move if you just turn the key with it sitting on your sink? logistically, how does one actually use this? I can’t imagine picking up the whole contraption to get the proper angle, and is it heavy enough that it wont move if you just turn the key with it sitting on your sink?

]]> By: djpeebz http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195114 djpeebz Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195114 Reminds me of this comment I heard on a recent edition of the BBC Radio 4 quiz show 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnwb A round of Closed Quotes with quotes taken from a 1930's husband's etiquette manual: Jack Dee: 'Don't squeeze the toothpaste from the top instead of from the bottom. This is one of the small things in life that...' Jeremy Hardy: Shouldn't be in your bottom. Reminds me of this comment I heard on a recent edition of the BBC Radio 4 quiz show ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnwb

A round of Closed Quotes with quotes taken from a 1930′s husband’s etiquette manual:

Jack Dee: ’Don’t squeeze the toothpaste from the top instead of from the bottom. This is one of the small things in life that…’
Jeremy Hardy: Shouldn’t be in your bottom.

]]> By: Brent Kirkham http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195100 Brent Kirkham Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195100 A thing of beauty indeed, but then most well designed, well manufactured artefacts are beautiful.  What we really need is a redesign of the common toothpaste/paint tube.  How hard can it be? A thing of beauty indeed, but then most well designed, well manufactured artefacts are beautiful. 

What we really need is a redesign of the common toothpaste/paint tube.  How hard can it be?

]]> By: Thorzdad http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195071 Thorzdad Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195071 You had any doubt? You had any doubt?

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195049 Mister44 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195049 While there are DEFINITELY cheaper ways to get out the last stuff out of a tube, this is one really nice looking apparatus. If I had it I would use it to get the last bit of Cadmium Red out of the tube. While there are DEFINITELY cheaper ways to get out the last stuff out of a tube, this is one really nice looking apparatus.

If I had it I would use it to get the last bit of Cadmium Red out of the tube.

]]> By: ChicagoD http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195037 ChicagoD Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195037 What a brilliant idea! I am always wondering how to get toothpaste out of those tricky tubes. What a relief! What a brilliant idea! I am always wondering how to get toothpaste out of those tricky tubes. What a relief!

]]> By: kmoser http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195027 kmoser Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195027 But how does it get the last few bits that accumulate at the tip and must be squeezed out perpendicularly? But how does it get the last few bits that accumulate at the tip and must be squeezed out perpendicularly?

]]> By: lavardera http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1195019 lavardera Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1195019 seems you could quickly make one of these with a maker-bot, and offer the file for free seems you could quickly make one of these with a maker-bot, and offer the file for free

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194986 dragonfrog Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194986 Well you don't get to be an oligarch by wasting toothpaste. Well you don’t get to be an oligarch by wasting toothpaste.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194959 ROSSINDETROIT Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194959 I want a Steampunk toothpaste squeezer.  All clockwork driven with a helical mainspring, a flyball speed governor and ruby bearings.  Make it in Naval bronze with a lignum vitae base.  Nothing else is good enough. I want a Steampunk toothpaste squeezer.  All clockwork driven with a helical mainspring, a flyball speed governor and ruby bearings.  Make it in Naval bronze with a lignum vitae base.  Nothing else is good enough.

]]> By: bazzargh http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194950 bazzargh Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194950 So that's what they do with surplus thumbscrews. So that’s what they do with surplus thumbscrews.

]]> By: GuyInMilwaukee http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194942 GuyInMilwaukee Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194942 All it says to me is: Tax the rich. All it says to me is: Tax the rich.

]]> By: phisrow http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194940 phisrow Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194940 What <i>really</i> gets you, in the long run, is that you are obliged to tip the turn-key urchin 'tuppence after you have finished your morning's ablutions.  What really gets you, in the long run, is that you are obliged to tip the turn-key urchin ‘tuppence after you have finished your morning’s ablutions. 

]]> By: Christopher Locke http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194939 Christopher Locke Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194939 It IS beautiful.  Much better looking than the front right edge of my bathroom vanity.  That's the spot where I pinch the tube between the vanity and the handle of my toothbrush, and mash the toothpaste up toward the top. It IS beautiful.  Much better looking than the front right edge of my bathroom vanity.  That’s the spot where I pinch the tube between the vanity and the handle of my toothbrush, and mash the toothpaste up toward the top.

]]> By: Blaine http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194938 Blaine Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194938 Yet another validation of my belief that Marvis is hipster toothpaste. Yet another validation of my belief that Marvis is hipster toothpaste.

]]> By: mati http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194936 mati Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194936 But think of how much money it SAVES in wasted toothpaste! But think of how much money it SAVES in wasted toothpaste!

]]> By: cmdrfire http://boingboing.net/2011/08/22/300-toothpaste-squeezer.html#comment-1194935 cmdrfire Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114635#comment-1194935 I mean... wow. Um. Words just fail me. Hey! It has <i>four</i> silicone base feet! That's worth it! And it "accommodates large tubes"... ewww. I mean… wow. Um. Words just fail me.

Hey! It has four silicone base feet! That’s worth it! And it “accommodates large tubes”… ewww.

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