Posted By Brian Thorp Surely the decision by Nestlé to re-design the Smarties tube is blatantly dangerous. The new hexagonal design will just bring six extra, unwanted, edges into this already dangerous world?

Posted By John Mackessack Only Smarties have the answer...

Posted By Gareth Butler But just think of the potential reduction in the number of MSD's caused by stretching for your smarties when they have rolled off the table! Is it Friday?

Posted By Ian Stone Sign the petition!!!!!! http://www.petitiononlin...om/smartie/petition.html

Posted By Heather Aston Gareth is right - think of the positive aspects of this - the new tube will be less likely to roll along the floor and cause slips and trips. It will also be easier to grip and hopefully, to get open. More fundamentally, will there be more or less smarties inside? Heather There is no problem that cannot be solved by chocolate.

Posted By Tom Clark Try and keep up Robin - this could be a national crisis!

Posted By Robin B Sorry Tom Forgot myself for a moment, but now you've brought me back down to earth with a thump. you've really depressed me now! ........ another three days to go yet? Robin

Posted By Stuart Nagle I have been relaibly informed that now the new shape enables many less smarties to be poured out of the hexagonal shaped cylindrical 'container' than a tube, and therefore mums need worry less about their children getting fat(ter) as mum is now firmly in control of the volume of smarties passing into sticky little mitts..... I always liked the letters on the underside of the lid, but now I am not sure if their they are there anymore? In engineering and enviromental terms, the container should now be stronger and enable better packaging, but also contains approximately 31% (calculus is wonderful) more packaging (card and printed surface), but is, so I have discovered, comprosed of 68% recycled materials!! ......assuming this does not include the smarties themselves eh!! All very interesting stuff if you happen to live in a very small cardboard box and consist of a lot of chocolate and a sugar coating.... Stuart.....bored rigid......

Posted By Steve Phoenix Nagle, Once again, your propensity for dousing craetivity is brought to the fore. Please leave!

Posted By Heather Aston Hilary "Why?", because nothing is sacred in this country any more and change is always for the better isn't it ;) I had forgotten about the bob a job money collection - wasn't it the old five pence piece rather than 20s? (I am talking about the 1970s here, 20p was a lot of money!) I too used to shoot the lids off by banging the tube. I don't recall anyone ever getting hurt... Personally I like the red ones best. Heather Smarty people are happy people.....

Posted By Hilary Charlton Heather, Yes, it was 5p in the 1970's when we were doing it but with inflation my kids are doing tasks for 20p which they have to fit into a Smartie tube and the tube holds £13. I find chocolate bars and coke send the kids into orbit just as well as smarties - it's like Duracell for kids - they last up to 6 times longer! Hilary

Posted By Heather Aston Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm red ones. I think it must be the E numbers as has already been said. Are we sure it's not Friday? Heather Smarty people are happy people They smile all the time because they're feeling fine.... (sounds perfect for keeping stress away from your staff if you ask me - I like the "on tap" idea)

Posted By Rob Malcolm What! have you all gone mad, remember the old saying- 'Tell me, whats it really like in smarty land! (Cadburys trying to get inside your head). I had endless hours of fun by simply pushing out the circular cardboard section from the opposing end of the tube and waiting for one of my siblings to appear at a doorway or from behind a corner. At this point I would firmly place my lips around the hollow end of the tub and blow the plastic lid directly off into the face of either my brother of sister. The guilt I have lived with, is it any wonder I have tried to amend my past and now work as a health & Safety Officer (for all my sins) advising people day to day on good working practices. Thankyou NEBOSH and its provider North Devon College for making an honest citizen of me. Shame on Smarties for the misspent years of harrasment and abuse to my kin-folk. About time they banned em anyway! ..every letter was an opportunity for any 10 year old to think of a rude word begining in the phonetic alphabet.