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Small Design Change, Big UX Difference: WD-40’s Flexible Straw

WD-40’s Smart Straw is a big improvement over the removable one taped to the side of the can.

It’s not only permanently attached and unlose-able, but thanks to the little yellow nozzle…

…allows the user to alternate between a shotgun spray or a sniper’s squirt:

Even better than the Smart Straw is the company’s EZ-Reach Flexible Straw, which allows you to get around obstacles:

The pose-ability of the straw also allows you to play with the can, pretending it’s a small, helpful elephant when your coworkers aren’t looking.

“What a good boy! I think somebody deserves a peanut!”