Need-Driven Design

Some late-night ideas....

me: no... it's freaking nutella! you wouldn't let it go to waste
un-named nutella fanatic: then I'D lick my plate clean!
me: fine.. you lick your own plates
un-named nutella fanatic: ...just not in the restaurants
me: =P
un-named nutella fanatic: i'll do the licking at home
un-named nutella fanatic: hehehe
me: i'm sure
me: you probably lick the bottle too
un-named nutella fanatic: if i could
un-named nutella fanatic: heheheh
un-named nutella fanatic: they should redesign the jars
un-named nutella fanatic: to make it easily accessible for licking
me: hahahaha
un-named nutella fanatic: and scraping so there's no nutella left behind
un-named nutella fanatic: hahaha
me: that's the best idea i've heard all day
un-named nutella fanatic: what? it's a GOOOD idea
un-named nutella fanatic: sheesh
me: it was a compliment!
me: compliment....
me: just take it and don't question it
un-named nutella fanatic: ok ok :P
un-named nutella fanatic: hey, go patent it for me
un-named nutella fanatic: :D
me: i'm thinking about the shape
un-named nutella fanatic: the sides need to be able to be flattened
me: i don't think we can get that licking part satisfied
un-named nutella fanatic: so i can open the entire thing and lick
me: why don't we do it like toothpaste tube?
un-named nutella fanatic: but there's gonna still be waste!!!
me: and get one of those japanese roller things that squeezes the last bit out
un-named nutella fanatic: can't ope the tube and lick either
me: and then you can cut it open and lick it
me: dude, you sound like some crack addict
un-named nutella fanatic: no, gotta make it easily accessible
un-named nutella fanatic: like...the bottom can unravel or something
me: can i blog this? =)
un-named nutella fanatic: this conversation?
me: hehehehe
me: yeah
un-named nutella fanatic: sure
me: this is amusing
me: i'll censor out your name =)
un-named nutella fanatic: :D
un-named nutella fanatic: but going back to the nutella topic
me: yes
un-named nutella fanatic: the toothpaste idea, i don't think it's gonna work
un-named nutella fanatic: cause it's gonna be a HUGE toothpaste tube then
me: family pack
un-named nutella fanatic: no, gotta have it all in one tube
un-named nutella fanatic: like the can ones
un-named nutella fanatic: economy pack!
me: does it behave like solid or liquid?
un-named nutella fanatic: like peanut butter
me: sigh... the liberate arts answer
un-named nutella fanatic: hhahaha
me: ok, in the long term, does it behave like liquid?
un-named nutella fanatic: it melts, yes
un-named nutella fanatic: like chocolate
me: i.e., if you do those upside-down bottle things (like the new mustard/ketchup bottles, would it work?
un-named nutella fanatic: it's not as liquid form as ketchup
un-named nutella fanatic: it's like peanut butter!!!
un-named nutella fanatic: except that if you leave PB out, it won't melt
un-named nutella fanatic: but if you leave nutella out, it WILL mlet
me: well... what i'm saying is that, say if you only have a little bit left, and you squeeze it out, would there still be significant portion left in the upside-down bottle that requires licking?
un-named nutella fanatic: yes
me: cuz if not, then we solve the licking problem
un-named nutella fanatic: unless you want to put the nutella out on the sun
un-named nutella fanatic: and let it drain from the top
me: make it microwave-safe
un-named nutella fanatic: that's gross
me: what?
me: we're just having it collect at the bottom for easy access, since the hole is at the bottom
un-named nutella fanatic: but warm nutella doesn't taste the same as normal temp nutella!
me: i wouldn't know
me: i'm not a nutella afficionado
un-named nutella fanatic: yes, figured that