Why is there a hole in the lid of some Kiwi shoe polish cans?
Dear Straight Dope: Why are there holes in the lids of some cans of Kiwi shoe polish? — Chief Scott (In a departure from our usual practice, this question is being answered by the person who asked it–veteran Straight Dope Message Board poster Chief Scott. But we’ll let him tell the story. –SDSTAFF Dex) There are more important questions that need answering. I’ll give you that. But this was the first query I posted to the Straight Dope Message Board, and it was answered with nothing more than self-admitted speculation or WAGs (wild-ass guesses) by our intrepid band of posters. It fell to me to ferret out the truth. A little more than a year ago, while cleaning and polishing my boots, I noticed again the small punched hole in the lid of my tin of Kiwi brand shoe polish. I had first noticed these holes about a year previously. I was sure they had never been in the lids before and wondered why they were there now. Each day I pondered their purpose while shining my footwear, but promptly
