# Six pack containers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-pack-containers/416207>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-pack-containers/416207 "2007-08-20T02:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-pack-containers/416207/1 "2007-08-20T02:19:53Z")

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Do plastic six pack containers really trap animals or is it all just an urban myth?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-pack-containers/416207/2 "2007-08-20T02:22:14Z")

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[Cecil speaks](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990716.html).

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-pack-containers/416207/3 "2007-08-20T14:37:14Z")

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I agree with Cecil. 😉  
Back when I was doing more wildlife work, fishing line was a big problem, as were oil spills, but I never saw a case presented due to a six pack ring thing.