What is the sartorial function of that flap your zipper keeps getting caught in?

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• fonix232@fedia.io ⁨55⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  You mean your foreskin?

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  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works ⁨53⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    European?

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• DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It catches the flap, the underwear, your pubes, or your skin. Your choice.

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  • Sergio@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think you mean: “How the hell did you get the beans above the frank?”

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• deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Outside flaps are for wind and water resistance. Inside flaps are to prevent snagging and abrasion.

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  • Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Adding to this: Cold air going through an unprotected pant zipper is understandably less feared than skin entanglement, but it is still extremely unpleasant.

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Shrinkage is no joke!

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• DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  You’ve clearly got something to figure out for yourself. So just do whatever will help you figure it out. Your answer isn’t online or via pther people.

  Go experiment.

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  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I mean, I honestly didn’t consider the flap was protecting me from catching the zipper on the clothing underneath.

    But, that said, the flap is MUCH closer to the zipper than my shirt. So, it’s like:

    With Flap:

    Chance of zIpper catching on shirt: 0%
    Chance of zipper catching on flap: 30%

    Without flap:

    Chance of zIpper catching on shirt: 5% Chance of zipper catching on flap: 0%

    Some experimentation may need to be conducted.

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• schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ah, that makes sense.

  But what if I hotglued a thin piece of plastic or cardboard to that flap so it would be impossible to catch? Probably not great for the laundry machine, but my coats rarely get washed–seem to be rain jackets in particular with this problem.

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  • ValiantDust@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    This might be a stupid suggestion, but I have had habits and techniques I just never questioned – if this is a regular problem and not just some few items (some zippers are just shitty, I get that), have you tried changing your technique? Like pulling the end of the zipper down until it’s under a bit of tension with one hand and then pulling the actual zipper thingy away from the flap while closing the zipper with the other hand. That usually works for me.

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    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      It’s a problem with one particular jacket I only wear on occassion. An improvement in zipper pulling skills is a fair suggestion. I’m also considering gluing some slightly stiffer material to the flap.

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