Crocodile Dundee in the footsteps of Pa-Poo-Box

Let’s be honest: with these temperatures, who doesn’t want a quick summer storm? It’s just silly that a shower like that wouldn’t be worth much here in the office. It wouldn’t get in here anyway! And it’s unlikely that the fire extinguisher on the ceiling will go off on its own given this heat. And it’s not desirable either: water is gushing out of everything, records are melting, the computer is drowning…I’d rather stay away from such wishes.

Or you’ll have enough Pa-Poo-Boxes on hand to pack everything. Pa-Poo-Box – the name is short for Pallet-Pool-Box, so please pronounce each syllable slowly and with emphasis: [Paˈpu:bɑ:ks] – for it resists every damp chill. Thanks to its waterproof surface, drops run off the paper like a crocodile’s skin. In a special surface treatment called Crocodile, a very fine polyethylene film is incorporated into the paper to act as a moisture barrier. water droplets and condensed water have no chance: the cover remains stable, the contents undamaged.

Depending on the size (LxWxH: 770x590x610 mm or 1180x780x760 mm), the Pa-Poo-Box is made of five- or seven-layer cardboard. This packaging was developed by DS Smith Kaysersberg in the mid-1970s as a standard specifically for Euro-pallets for rail and road transport.

It may have been a few years ago, but only Crocodile Dundee in 1986 in New York provided us with a stress test of crocodile skin. Nor did a caiman named Sammy, who escaped from his owner during a walk in Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the summer of 1994. Perhaps a head-to-toe crocodile-style Pa-Poo-Box suit would be just the ticket for a summer in my office? I could just step out for a cool shower during work and be back dry and refreshed at my desk in no time…