The EU caps is an intelligence test of if you are capable enough to handle the mildest possible inconvenience to gain some benefits for both you and the world at large, and people consistently fail this test for some reason
> be me
> european in manhattan
> spent years complaining about tethered caps back home
> open my 1L bottle in the subway
> cap pops off, hits the floor
> NYC subway floor
> cap is dead to me
> commute is 1 hour
> mfw walking through manhattan holding an open 1L bottle like a torch
> mfw eu was protecting me all along