• Summzashi
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    5 months ago

    You need to take the cap off your bottle because if you discard or lose it on the floor it with the cap on, it’s a huge tripping hazard that WILL be fatal incase of an emergency. It’s not because the festival or venue wants to sell more drinks.

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      5 months ago

      Why is a bottle with a cap on riskier than a bottle without a cap on?

      Also, I’m not sure what you’re referring to, so could you please clarify? Are you saying that there are venues that ask people to open their bottle caps and keep the bottle and the cap separately?

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        5 months ago

        Try stepping on a bottle with a cap on, and then one without. You’ll see why it’s a tripping hazard, especially in a crowd.

        Usually, a cap gets confiscated by security upon entry.

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          5 months ago

          I see, thanks!

          I was confused because the events I’ve been to have straight up thrown away bottles at the security check. I haven’t encountered the throw-away-the-cap thing and was wondering if something else was going on.

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      5 months ago

      This is illegal in the EU now…

      I guess we are all doomed to die by tripping on bottles with the cap on. All for the environment and to reduce the ocean plastic.