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I went to a concert yesterday. Beethoven’s symphony no. 9 in d minor op. 125. It was the second concert in a raw that the person sitting next to me brought with him(her) a small plastic water bottle and sipped from it while listening. Nothing to complain up till now. The problem is the terrible crackling noises that come out of these plastic bottles. No matter how careful these water-enthusiastic neighbors were, the bottle always joined the orchestra in the most troubling way possible. Crackkkkkk!!!!! I think that unintentionally the hand holding the bottle presses the bottle in accord with the music, up to the point where the plastic folds back to produce the effect.

‘Don’t bring in food or drink’ signs don’t help. People view water bottles as a survival kit, not as drink. Maybe the routine ‘do you have a weapon with you?’ question should be supplemented with a ‘do you have a crackling water bottle?’ question at the entrance. Anyhow, my plea to the thirsty concert people is to bring water in other more silent containers.