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I finished the last of a large spool of dental floss last night, and as I was standing at the sink, staring at the old spool, it occurred to me that I have had that spool of floss longer than I've had most of my friends. I already owned that floss when I bought this house roughly 15 years ago. It has not only cleaned my teeth, but has served as an inspiration. It was the basis for a mono-filiment dispenser in a cyber-punk game I ran 10 years ago (with hilarious results). I was inspired because it seemed to have an endless supply and I worked out that were it mono-filiment the spool could hold roughly a light-years length of the stuff, rather than the measly 300 yards it says on the box.

And now its all gone. Truly is it the end of an era.

Date: 2005-01-04 04:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kishiriadgr.livejournal.com
Yeah, I felt that way about an unusually long-lived light bulb. When it died, I showed it to Badira and told her about the wonders I'd seen during its lifespan.

Date: 2005-01-05 03:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] designergirl.livejournal.com
Heheh! I never thought I'd see a post about dental floss that made me go "Awww!".

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