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FJC H2O ID
Frozen juice concentrate can mix info in simple symbology | |
{first listed as FCJ H2O ID, then 'Frozen
Juice Mix Marker', now cryptically
reconstituted}
Frozen juice concentrate requires the
consumer to mix the contents of the
cardboard can the products are packed in
with a certain count of the same can
filled
with water. The default ratio is
1 can
concentrate to 3 cans cold water. Second
most common is 4 1/3 cans water, a
42%
increase. Why is it so difficult to
distinguish the difference between
similarly labled package product? I
propose a standard graphic symbology
printed on cans in an Easy Reader
typeface
so the consumer can quickly and
accurately discern which of the different
mix ratios is required.
This is similar to my first post on Tire PSI
Tags, but shorter. I have posted 4 pics
on
the web illustrating the problem and the
prototype design of my halfbaked
solution.
Tire PSI tags
Tire_20PSI_20Tags
halfbakery idea [Cube, Jan 21 2006]
(?) Frozen Juice Can Watermarks
https://home.comcas...ecew/halfbaked.html
Cube's halfbaked problem and prototype pictures [Cube, Jan 21 2006]
EZ-open FCOJ
EZ-open_20FCOJ
inspiration for post's former "FCJ H2O ID" title [Cube, Jan 21 2006]
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You need 4 1/3 cups of water? No wonder my mango juice is so mouthwateringly tangy! |
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Nothing is more tangy than the orange drink from McDonald's when the fountain machine runs out of water. |
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I think you're confusing tangy with, ah, lethal. |
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//FCJ H2O ID// This idea might have a better chance of being found by future generations of 'bakers if it had a less cryptic title, like "Better Frozen Juice Instructions", or "Larger Package Graphics for Geriatrics", or "Reconstituting Instructions for Dummies". You know, an *EZ Reader* title for folks who might actually have an interest in designing more useful and easily understandible consumer packaging. As it is written this idea title looks like the code I'd expect to find in small raised lettering on the side of a car tire. |
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In any case, this idea is not so much an invention as an exhortation to universally adopt a set of particular labeling conventions which are frequently used elsewhere. In that respect it should probably be removed or redesigned. |
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//EZ reader symbols// - I imagine a symbol featuring Henry Fonda cruising through the Nevada on his Captain America Harley, holding a paperback open in one hand. |
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The first thought that popped into my head was a water-line / plimsoll line to be displayed on all canned beverages that shows proportion of H2O : Sugar : Other |
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I prefer weak lemon drink. |
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[jurist] & [Dub} "FCJ H2O ID" has a new
title. Only my second post here as I'm
learning the lay of the land. Was inspired
by related post title by [Klaatu] and
striving for sufficient succinctness after
initial verbose post. Still satisfied said
style succeed slicing through noise to
garner a glance. |
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Admittedly I looked at this purely for the cryptic title. Easily suckered. |
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[wagster] cryptic title is back. trust your
instincts. subtlety is for sissies. |
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Succinctness sufficient. Suggest 'brevity', though, as is a shorter word. |
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//I prefer weak lemon drink.// [zen_tom] |
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You can drink it now, or save it 'till later. |
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I am the King of all Hobbies!! |
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// I imagine a symbol featuring Henry Fonda // [wags] You mean Peter, shirley? |
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Ah yes, although Henry Fonda playing Wyatt would be something to behold. |
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Actually, [wagster], Henry Fonda did play Wyatt (Earp, that is) in *My Darling Clementine*. You must have realized that was part of the irony when Peter thumbed his nose at both Dad and America in his portrayal of the Wyatt character in *Easy Rider*. |
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