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If we want to get pedantic here it didn’t technically “shatter”, it just broke cleanly in half… at least that’s what they’ll say when you try to return it lol

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That’s not being pedantic. If it wasn’t shatterproof it would have shattered.

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Yeah it is basically a safety ruler. Plastic ones that shatter can have a lot of sharp jagged edges, which isn’t great for kids.

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24 points

Is that similar to when I buy no more tears shampoo but I still cry myself to bed?

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8 points

thanks for that comment

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You need to drink the bottle’s contents to stop the tears. Just to be certain, stir 8n some Draino first.

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It’s not “tear-free” as in it won’t make you cry; it’s “tear-free” as in it won’t knot your hair and tear it when you brush it.

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Baby shampoos have special formulation that are way less irritating if you happen to get some in your kid’s eye. It’s not zero irritation, but it’s way less than a normal soap or shampoo.

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It’s already been said, but shatterproof does not mean it’s indestructible. It means that when it does break it won’t shatter into a hundred jagged edged pieces that go flying into the air and lodge themselves into some kid’s eyeball.

This one broke cleanly in twain and did not shatter. The packaging’s claim is accurate.

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Upvoted for being factual and logical, and also for the use of twain.

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6 points

But I missed a trick by not also using ergo.

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Exceptional for sure.

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50 points

It didn’t shatter, it broke. So technically they lived up to their claims.

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It was one of those nasty lightsaber fights in classroom.

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47 points

Still didn’t shatter

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When I buy a shatterproof ruler, I expect it to be forged by the dark lord himself and destroyable only in the fires of Mt. Doom.

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“One ruler to rule them” is a bit repetitive but I’ll allow it.

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