Physics question

[stephbg]

My maple syrup bottle announces with some enthusiasm that it is "extra vacuum sealed".

Vacuum I understand. Extra vacuum turns my head inside out. Can anyone explain this for me beyond and above marketing hype?

Marketing hype I understand all too well :-(

Comments

[girliejones.livejournal.com]

hmmm ... what's less than zero?

[chaosmanor.livejournal.com]

Two layers of seals?

[angriest.livejournal.com]

DON'T OPEN THAT BOTTLE IT CONTAINS A BLACK HOLE AND YOU WILL KILL EVERYONE IN A TWO LIGHT-YEAR RADIUS!!!

[alias_sqbr]

*laughs*

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

oops

[rabbit1080.livejournal.com]

it contains anti-matter.

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

ooo, anti-matter maple syrup? sounds nice :)

[delicious-irony.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's like pasta and antipasta. Do not eat in the same meal.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

That's a kosher thing, right?

[delicious-irony.livejournal.com]

That's like "extra virgin", right?

As in, they've got a spare?

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

teehee

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

They seal it twice?

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Just the one cap.

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

Something that's "vacuum sealed" just has lower pressure than normal atmospheric pressure. I'm sure that there's variation between products, but is this something to treat as a positive?

I'd translate the phrases as:

Vacuum sealed = hard to open
Extra vacuum sealed = bloody close to impossible to open

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

That's the odd thing. It's a plastic twist top that's quite easy to open. No pop even.

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

Oh! Then I'd have to translate it as "this company is bullshitting me".

As an indication of how rare the phrase is, googling for "extra vacuum sealed" only gets 10 matches and this thread is listed 3rd!