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12th Nov 2016

Here’s why there are way more yellow Skittles in a bag

The question you've always harboured has been answered

Rebecca Keane

The reason why may make you laugh a little.

The Her team are known almost internationally for their sweet tooth and I myself am no different.

Be it sweets, chocolate or cake, it’s hard to stop yourself indulging when you really want something nice to eat.

One of my favourite sugary selections are a bag of Skittles, where I personally favour the reds and purples. I don’t MIND a green or orange if I’m really pushed but the one colour I always throw in the bin are the yellow ones. I’m sorry, but it is true.

I don’t MIND a green or orange if I’m really pushed but the one colour I always throw in the bin are the yellow ones. I’m sorry, but it is true.

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But the question remains – why are there always so many yellow ones? There are always SO MANY.

One Imgur user pointed out the colour inequalities in a picture, writing “colour distribution of one party-sized bag of Skittles” and we can agree in saying that we’ve been in a similar situation before.

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Spotted on UNILAD, it seems there’s always a hell of a lot more yellow ones in a bag because of the way the skittles are distributed in the factory.

While there’s much machinery involved in the production of our favourite sweets, there seems to be a glitch when it comes to sorting colours. Or perhaps the workers in the factory just aren’t arsed to sort out the yellows?

In the video in a Skittles factory, the canisters holding the different colours keep letting in a few little yellow ones, along with the constant stream of greens and reds.

WHY IS THIS MONSTROSITY HAPPENING?

If you want to explore some Skittles conspiracy theories, you can browse this Reddit thread.