Syrup used to be stored in large, thick, clay jugs, a gallon or more. These vessels were pored by means of resting them on your shoulder and hooking a finger (or two!) into the loop for control.
An obscure phenomenon for much of the time since its discovery, carcinisation has become more widely known since 2019, having been the subject of a popular internet meme.
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Beginning in 2019, carcinisation has found popularity as an internet meme. This parodies carcinisation, purporting that crabs possess the “ideal body plan” and conceptualizing the evolution of other animal groups, especially vertebrates, of eventually developing crab-like bodies (often being examples of speculative evolution).
Syrup used to be stored in large, thick, clay jugs, a gallon or more. These vessels were pored by means of resting them on your shoulder and hooking a finger (or two!) into the loop for control.
These smaller bottles have vestigial loops.
evolution is amazing
In 3 million years these bottles will look like crabs
My mind is going to South Park, but I feel like there’s something more here. Care to outline it for a dummy?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation
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Next you’re going to tell me we drank honey straight from the full-sized bear, aren’t you?
Proper drinking technique demonstrated (on left):
Now it’s just good enough for hanging a fancy price tag.
Curse you and you clarifying and mistery crushing explanation that gives sense to the bottle!
I wanted to think about the probably horrifying mystery for a while more!
Maple syrup’s tail bone?