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What the Gap Between Your Car Cup Holders Is Really For

For years, many drivers assume the narrow slot between their car's cup holders is just a quirk of the plastic molding, a design afterthought with no real…

What the Gap Between Your Car Cup Holders Is Really For

For years, many drivers assume the narrow slot between their car’s cup holders is just a quirk of the plastic molding, a design afterthought with no real purpose. You know the one: that slim divider sitting between two drink wells, too small for a phone, too odd for coins, seemingly useless. Then you hear that it might actually be there on purpose, and suddenly you start noticing it in nearly every car you sit in.

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