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In economics, shrinkflation, also known as package downsizing, weight-out, [2] and price pack architecture[3] is the process of items shrinking in size or quantity while the prices remain the same. [4][5] The word is a portmanteau of the words shrink and inflation. Skimpflation involves a reformulation or other reduction in quality.
Koro (disease) Koro is a culture bound delusional disorder in which individuals have an overpowering belief that their sex organs are retracting and will disappear, despite the lack of any true longstanding changes to the genitals. [1][2] Koro is also known as shrinking penis, and was listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film. It is the first installment of a film franchise and served as the directorial debut of Joe Johnston. The film stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, and Kristine Sutherland. In the film, a struggling inventor accidentally shrinks his kids, along with the ...
Sanforization is a treatment for fabrics to reduce shrinkage from washing. The process was patented by Sanford Lockwood Cluett (1874–1968) in 1930. It works by stretching, shrinking, and fixing the woven cloth in both length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing.
Dimensional stability (fabric) Dimensional stability (in fabric) pertains to a fabric's ability to maintain its initial size and shape even after undergoing wear and care, which is a desirable property. [1] Textile manufacturing is based on the conversion of fiber into yarn, yarn into fabric, includes spinning, weaving, or knitting, etc.
53.4 m (175 ft) (1960) [ 3 ] The Aral Sea (/ ˈærəl /) [ 4 ][ a ] was an endorheic lake (that is, without an outlet) lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and largely dried up by the 2010s. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous ...
In addition to Oreos, Doritos reported a 5% decrease, Wheat Thins shrank by 12%, as did Gatorade. The biggest shrinkage, however, was found in paper products, such as the 28% decrease in Great ...
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1994–2010) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is an American media franchise consisting of a series of family - science fiction - comedy films and a television adaptation, among other works, based on a concept created by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna, and an original story co-written by Gordon, Yuzna, and Ed Naha.