Why did they stop making polaroid film?

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#1  Edited By imayellowfellow

i was just wondering why

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#2  Edited By Bigandtasty

Wasn't profitable anymore with digital cameras so popular.

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#3  Edited By TheMustacheHero

Because you had to shake it, sha sha sha, shake it.

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#4  Edited By CL60

What would be the point?

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#5  Edited By Gav47

Outkast destroyed all the polaroid pictures by shaking them, those bastards

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#6  Edited By buzz_clik

It's a bummer, because taking digital pictures in a hotel room just doesn't have the same grubby cache.

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#7  Edited By Gav47
@TheMustacheHero said:
" Because you had to shake it, sha sha sha, shake it. "
You beat me to it ^_^
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#8  Edited By TheMustacheHero
@Gav47 said:
" Outkast destroyed all the polaroid pictures by shaking them, those bastards "
Exactly.
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#9  Edited By Bigandtasty
@TheMustacheHero said:
" @Gav47 said:
" Outkast destroyed all the polaroid pictures by shaking them, those bastards "
Exactly. "
Now we can only shake it like a salt shaker =(
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#10  Edited By Diamond

Because you could crush up the film and use it to make nuclear devices

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#11  Edited By ninjakiller

Because digital cameras have better resolution and therefore take better ransom pictures.............I mean uh................. nevermind.

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#12  Edited By Suicrat

A company actually is starting to produce them again, but they're hellaexpensive.
 
Link.

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#13  Edited By unsolvedparadox
 I don't even own a Polaroid, but I was bummed to hear that they stopped providing film to feed enthusiasts. Until 2 minutes ago, when I saw that:    
 
@Suicrat said:

"A company actually is starting to produce them again, but they're hellaexpensive.
 
Link. "

Awesome! If I come across some decent scratch, I may order one after picking up a Canon 7D.

 
@Diamond
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"Because you could crush up the film and use it to make nuclear devices "


I LOL'ed!