Answer by Acccumulation for Why do American gas stations' bathrooms...
With objects such as keys or pens that people can easily absentmindedly forget they are holding and walk off with, something is often attached to them to make that more difficult. This being a cartoon,...
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These are very common in the US, I've usually seen them as a large wooden block, roughly 1"x3"x12". Note, the one in the Beavis & Butthead clip posted looks like an old muffler, probably as a gag;...
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So that people don't forget them in their pocket and leave the gas station with the key.
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Why do American gas stations' bathrooms apparently use these huge keys?
In one episode of Beavis and Butt-head from the 1990s, they are out back at a gas station. There is a vending machine with a bathroom door on each side of it marked "MEN" and "WOMEN".A woman comes...
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One of the reasons they have a big "thing" attached to the key is so you don't lose it. With something as big as a small cat, it would be hard to lose. Another reason is to prevent theft of the key....
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We used a 1970 Pontiac 350 alternator adjustment bracket for the bathroom key return device. Just large enough to prevent disappearance by accidental pocket storage but light enough to be easy to...
View ArticleAnswer by LazyReader for Why do American gas stations' bathrooms apparently...
The episode was a more a joke than need be. Gas stations that offer restrooms, often incorporated the key with a huge weight or silly object. One to deter theft of key. Also key is property of station...
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