So You Have a Nice, Fresh Piece of Bubble Wrap... WHAT DO YOU DO??!!

[seoulsearch]

Hey Everyone,

This thread is inspired by a nice, fresh piece of bubble wrap that was included in a package I got last week.

I remember when bubble wrap first became popular, and hardly ANYONE could resist popping all those plastic air bubbles!! I remember getting things at work wrapped in bubble packaging, and we would each take a piece to smoosh and pop to our heart's delight. These days, it seems harder to come by (but I don't order much online, so maybe I'm just behind the times.) And if it's a really nice, high quality piece of bubble wrap, I save it for when I mail out my own packages (it seems to be shockingly expensive, which is probably why I don't see much of it in my packages these days.)

However...

The piece in my box this time was quite small and just the right amount of raggedy that I couldn't justify saving it... And the bubbles were the PERFECT size for popping -- each bubble was about the size of an American quarter.

So, don't you know, like the childish fiend I am, I POPPED EVERY. SINGLE. BUBBLE on that little piece of bubble wrap... AND I WAS CACKLING WITH GLEEFUL ABANDAN as I pulverized every last one!!

Forget killing yourself at the gym, 6 hours of meditation, expensive spa treatments -- BUBBLE WRAP is the ULTIMATE in stress management!!!

What about you?

If you got a nice, fluffy piece of bubble wrap in the mail:

What Would YOU Do??!!!

Just for fun, I'm going to include a poll with multiple answers that everyone can see (after all, I need to find my fellow bubble-popping fiends, er, I mean, FRIENDS, out there!!)

After you've answered the poll, come back and tell us:

* What fond -- or fiendish -- memories do you have of bubble wrap?

* Do your kids like popping it as much as you do? (Do they fight over who gets it if it comes in the mail?)

* What size bubble wrap is best for popping? (I have encounters a few kinds with bubbles so small and strong that they were nearly impossible to pop -which took the air out of any fun to be had with them.)

Remember that the poll only allows a limited number of answers -- I do the best I can with what I'm given to work with. I know I can't include every answer so this is where it's important for YOU to come back -- and tell us the rest of your story!

Sadly, the little piece of bubble wrap I had did NOT survive my clutches (MUHAHAHA!!) -- and now I'm wondering if it would have survived YOU!

 

[Magenta]

My co-worker says she would take it to Mexico with her so she could wrap her bottle of tequila in it so it would not break...

I might pop a few bubbles...

 

[seoulsearch]

My co-worker says she would take it to Mexico with her so she could wrap her bottle of tequila in it so it would not break... I might pop a few bubbles...

I had set out the little piece of bubble wrap that inspired this thread-- now flattened like a pancake -- next to my computer as a reminder to write this.

As I went to throw it out... I couldn't resist. I had to double-check.

Alas, I must have missed a few, because I got at least 4 more satisfying pops before I finally tossed it in the trash.

What can I say? When it comes to bubble wrap, I'm a Completion-ist.

It's ALL, Or Nothing, Baby!! (POP! POP! POP!)

 

[Tall_Timbers]

I'd throw the new bubblewrap away because we already have a stash of it for when it is needed. My wife would take it out of the trashcan and save it somewhere as she is a hoarder.

 

[Lynx]

Spend my nights
With a roll
Of bubble wrap
Hope no one sees me
Getting freaky
- Weird Al

It's not really my thing, but I've heard that once you pop you can't stop.

I remember one factory where I used to w*rk, we had bubble wrap on a roll. Certain people enjoyed rolling it out, laying it on the floor and running a pallet jack over it to make a symphony of rapid pops. It also worked well to lay it across the aisle as a forklift early warning system.

 

[NightTwister]

My kids called them "poppies."

 

[Karlon]

i use bubblewrap for packing my antiques that i sell. since they've been around, i've been popping them!

 

[Edward429451]

Hey Everyone,

This thread is inspired by a nice, fresh piece of bubble wrap that was included in a package I got last week.

I remember when bubble wrap first became popular, and hardly ANYONE could resist popping all those plastic air bubbles!! I remember getting things at work wrapped in bubble packaging, and we would each take a piece to smoosh and pop to our heart's delight. These days, it seems harder to come by (but I don't order much online, so maybe I'm just behind the times.) And if it's a really nice, high quality piece of bubble wrap, I save it for when I mail out my own packages (it seems to be shockingly expensive, which is probably why I don't see much of it in my packages these days.)

However...

The piece in my box this time was quite small and just the right amount of raggedy that I couldn't justify saving it... And the bubbles were the PERFECT size for popping -- each bubble was about the size of an American quarter.

So, don't you know, like the childish fiend I am, I POPPED EVERY. SINGLE. BUBBLE on that little piece of bubble wrap... AND I WAS CACKLING WITH GLEEFUL ABANDAN as I pulverized every last one!!

Forget killing yourself at the gym, 6 hours of meditation, expensive spa treatments -- BUBBLE WRAP is the ULTIMATE in stress management!!!

What about you?

If you got a nice, fluffy piece of bubble wrap in the mail:


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What Would YOU Do??!!!

Just for fun, I'm going to include a poll with multiple answers that everyone can see (after all, I need to find my fellow bubble-popping fiends, er, I mean, FRIENDS, out there!!)

After you've answered the poll, come back and tell us:

* What fond -- or fiendish -- memories do you have of bubble wrap?

* Do your kids like popping it as much as you do? (Do they fight over who gets it if it comes in the mail?)

* What size bubble wrap is best for popping? (I have encounters a few kinds with bubbles so small and strong that they were nearly impossible to pop -which took the air out of any fun to be had with them.)

Remember that the poll only allows a limited number of answers -- I do the best I can with what I'm given to work with. I know I can't include every answer so this is where it's important for YOU to come back -- and tell us the rest of your story!

Sadly, the little piece of bubble wrap I had did NOT survive my clutches (MUHAHAHA!!) -- and now I'm wondering if it would have survived YOU! [/Q

Cut the Dosage, Cut The Dosage!

 

[seoulsearch]

Spend my nights
With a roll
Of bubble wrap
Hope no one sees me
Getting freaky
- Weird Al

It's not really my thing, but I've heard that once you pop you can't stop.

I remember one factory where I used to w*rk, we had bubble wrap on a roll. Certain people enjoyed rolling it out, laying it on the floor and running a pallet jack over it to make a symphony of rapid pops. It also worked well to lay it across the aisle as a forklift early warning system.

For anyone unfamiliar with the song Lynx is quoting here:




It's from the classic Weird Al Yankovic song, "White and Nerdy."

If you get a chance, check out the video.

The scene where the two brothas manually lock their doors -- in a convertible, with the windows down -- just to get away from poor Al has me laughing out loud every single time.





For some of us, this song is an entire anthem!

 

[Kainos]

The kid in me wouldn't say no to being parcelled up in bubble wrap and rolled down a wide staircase.

If I had an entrepreneurial streak, I would cash in on the civilised world's fixation with health and safety and sell it to the people who want to bubble wrap every threat, perceived and imagined.

You can never be too careful, can you?

 

[Magenta]

weird al white and nerdy

 

[tourist]

Popping some bubble wrap might be a good calming practice during the rare times that I frequently the BDF.

 

[Lynx]

Popping some bubble wrap might be a good calming practice during the rare times that I frequently the BDF.

That stuff is gonna kill you.

 

[tourist]

The kid in me wouldn't say no to being parcelled up in bubble wrap and rolled down a wide staircase.

I believe that some guy wrapped himself in some type of bubble wrap device and went over Niagara Falls. Unfortunately, that didn't end well for him.

 

[tourist]

That stuff is gonna kill you.

Definitely a factor in raising my blood pressure for sure. Being in the BDF that is, hence, the popping of the bubbles to calm me down.

 

[Godsgirl1983]

I'd throw the new bubblewrap away because we already have a stash of it for when it is needed. My wife would take it out of the trashcan and save it somewhere as she is a hoarder.

What!? Neither of you would try to pop it?
What self control you must have!

 

[Godsgirl1983]

Definitely a factor in raising my blood pressure for sure. Being in the BDF that is, hence, the popping of the bubbles to calm me down.

Here, we'll get you one of these.
Maybe not quiet as fun as bubble wrap since it doesn't make the loud POPPING noise.
But, it's much more affordable and reusable

 

[Godsgirl1983]

Here, we'll get you one of these.
Maybe not quiet as fun as bubble wrap since it doesn't make the loud POPPING noise.
But, it's much more affordable and reusable

And they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and colors...
Had to be a mom that invented this (gee I wish it was me, you know how much people put out for these?! They really aren't too expensive, but since it is a fidget/sensory thing the market for them is in high demand)

 

[Godsgirl1983]

Maybe not quiet as fun as bubble wrap since it doesn't make the loud POPPING noise.

I take that back, they DO make fun popping sounds (just not like the real deal bubble wrap; and since the ones in our home are usually being popped by loud children I don't usually get to hear the pop )

 

[Carlyw]

Has nobody placed bubble wrap on their floor and started stomping on it like a crazed maniac?

Its the only true way to get all of the bubbles popped for good. I'd like to think im not alone here, haha.