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Old 03-09-2006, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegee
i think breaking sticks is normal, not that ya wanna break them, but hey, sticks were made to eventually break, or else, like, all the stick manufacturers would go outta business.

yea, that's called "planned obsolescence," it's built to get you by, but fail within a given time frame so you can go out and buy more. lots of companies use this busnes model for lightbulbs, vehicles, software, etc.
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