Food Theory: Are Doritos a RIP OFF?

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Have you ever opened a bag of chips and thoughts, why is there so much empty space? Did I just pay for mostly air with a side of chips? You are not alone! For years, I've thought I was getting ripped off with each delicious bag of chips. Today, I want to find out if that is true and I am starting with the biggest culprit of them all - Doritos!

Disclaimer: At 11:56, the Breakage Rates for the More Chips Bag and the Average Bag are accidentally swapped; the More Chips Bag Breakage Rate is actually 79.8%, and the Average Bag Breakage Rate is 74.9%.

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[FoodTheory]

Hey Theorists! In the video at 11:56, the Breakage Rates for the More Chips Bag and the Average Bag are accidentally swapped; the More Chips Bag Breakage Rate is actually 79.8%, and the Average Bag Breakage Rate is 74.9%. Sorry for the mix up!

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Shout outs to Pringles for never selling air

[zwconn]

I'm a Packaging Engineer and I went to school for packaging science. I'm glad to see your testing confirmed the stuff I paid a ton money for, to learn at Michigan State University.

[thatonemguy]

“So bad at storage”
*sad Pringle sounds

[SerratedSkies]

I think what this tells me is I'd rather have a lot of smaller doritos that can be packed tighter together (with a more sturdy casing maybe like pringles) than the unoptimized, fragile crushable mess we get

[encyclochameleon]

Pringle’s with like a 99% unbroken rate: pathetic

[piecesofme]

Doritos to Food Theorist: "Yes, we already did these experiments."

[assasinhabacon]

"You cant sell air"
Me: * _Remembers Dehydrated Water_ *

[ratdos]

I thought I figured it out when I was trying to have off brand Fritos and couldn’t open the bag because it was filled to the brim. I was like “oh they just do it for convenience”

[JeiJohnson]

Not a thing on Game Theory, Film Theory or Food Theory has been as scary as watching MatPat reaching for Doritos with a second left hand...

[ethanranft]

Doritos should put this link on their chip bags saying why there’s so much air.

[Blue_Jay]

Can we take a moment to appreciate that Pringles has full cans 100% of the time

[TemporaryAccount-rp]

i also scream in the middle of my grocery store when i succumb to the Dorito's call

[ceedubelu]

Guess it goes to show, not everything that seems like a rip off actually is.

[fftt]

My store manager at target would always say “you can’t sell air, ” I worked in the electronics department where we had an air duster a few aisles away and a brisk walk away from the chip aisle lol

[originaljohnnypickle]

Doritos actually sell bags of air. The chips are just a bonus.

[mwbgaming]

I'd rather have a bag completely full of broken Doritos than a bag less than quarter full of whole Doritos that got broken during shipping

[johndavid]

Normal Doritos: 84% empty
School Doritos: 99.99% empty

[britishduck]

MatPat when he sees a dent in a can of beans: “And that’s how it’s linked to the beginning of the universe.”

[karthvaderkerman]

lays and doritos: **fill their chip bags with 80%air**
pringles: "i dont have such pathetic weaknesses!"