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The phrase "shuffle like butter" gets used a lot round here to describe the smooth sensation of shuffling broken in chips.

Im a visual person so my brain tries to visualise it and I keep getting an error. I keep visualising someone who literally has butter on their fingers shuffling chips and now they are all oily. Gross. The other visual I get is someone trying to shuffle those round discs of butter you get and thats no better.

So what am I missing here? Why do we all keep using this phrase? Is there something better to describe that sensation? Something a little less moist? Silky smooth perhaps?

Looking forward to hearing some different viewpoints on this. Would be great to find out the genesis of the description. Does anyone know the original butter lover?
 
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That frase is more appropriate to describe physical properties of cards.
 
warm butter is soft and oily, therefore less friction.

It's just a phrase. There are many that make less sense.
Are you saying chips are soft and oily?

I know its just a phrase but if it doesnt make sense then why use it?

A quick search on google yielded this entry on the front page.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shuffle butter

Now my visuals are even more fucked up. We 1000% need to come up with a new description for smooth shuffling chips. Anyone?
 
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I always laugh a little inside when people say that plastic chips "stack like bricks"
That one I get. My father was a bricklayer and having spent plenty of time moving and stacking bricks I have a strong reference point to compare to. Chips that stack well and very stable are definitely akin to the sturdiness of a stack of bricks.
 
That one I get. My father was a bricklayer and having spent plenty of time moving and stacking bricks I have a strong reference point and chips that stack well and are very stable are definitely akin to the sturdiness of a stack of bricks.

I understand the analogy when applied to compression molded clay chips but it makes zero sense for slippery plastic chips.

Unless they're referring to plastic bricks, it's a terrible analogy. Personally, I've never seen a slippery, plastic brick...
 
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I understand the analogy when applied to compression molded clay chips but it makes zero sense for slippery plastic chips.

Unless they're referring to plastic bricks, it's terrible analogy. Personally, I've never seen a slippery, plastic brick...
Who is describing slippery plastic chips as stacking like bricks? Name them and shame them already!

I do have some 14g BG chips that stack like ...um... bricks covered in butter.
 
To me, broken in chips have a softer feel and shuffle easier. So, I think it's a pretty accurate comparison to butter. It's budda by the way ;) Saying "Oh damn, these chips shuffle like a pillow (or a mattress, or your ass, or a kitten)", just sounds stupid to me.
 
Who is describing slippery plastic chips as stacking like bricks? Name them and shame them already!

I do have some 14g BG chips that stack like ...um... bricks covered in butter.

lol bricks covered in butter would be more appropriate for sure.

Can’t remember any one member specifically.
 
Has anyone ever done a stack test comparing the stackability of various manufacturers? I’d wager that some polymer offerings would do very well in such a test particularly sunfly and Matsuis. Slipperiness shouldn’t affect stackability just chips in motion. There are some epic pictures out there I will never find.

as for smooth like butter. I think the phrase is perfect but I’m more of a tactile person than a visual one. I explore the world with my hands, fingertips, etc.

Smooth like butter is what perfectly worn in CPC chips feel like to me. Not oily. Just smooth.
 
Has anyone ever done a stack test comparing the stackability of various manufacturers? I’d wager that some polymer offerings would do very well in such a test particularly sunfly and Matsuis. Slipperiness shouldn’t affect stackability just chips in motion. There are some epic pictures out there I will never find.

as for smooth like butter. I think the phrase is perfect but I’m more of a tactile person than a visual one. I explore the world with my hands, fingertips, etc.

Smooth like butter is what perfectly worn in CPC chips feel like to me. Not oily. Just smooth.

Saying “smooth like butter” will forever remind me of A Tribe Called Quest, so that’s a bonus
 
Has anyone ever done a stack test comparing the stackability of various manufacturers? I’d wager that some polymer offerings would do very well in such a test particularly sunfly and Matsuis. Slipperiness shouldn’t affect stackability just chips in motion.
I'll take that bet. The "stack like bricks" phrase also infers that they won't topple over with the slightest jostle or breeze. The inherent slippery nature of plastics makes *stable* stacks nearly impossible.
 
I'll take that bet. The "stack like bricks" phrase also infers that they won't topple over with the slightest jostle or breeze. The inherent slippery nature of plastics makes *stable* stacks nearly impossible.
I’d honestly do a friendly wager on this. I believe you might be over weighting friction as compared to manufacturing precision. I suspect slight manufacturing differences in hand made compressed clay chips would make them less stable compared to precision molded plastics. I also believe weight would add to stability and the slugged Matsuis are a lot heavier than compressed clay.

the hard part of proving either hypothesis is that both types of chips would be stacked quite high and the inevitable tumble would likely damage chips. So finding a neutral party to conduct the experiment might be tricky.
 
I’d honestly do a friendly wager on this. I believe you might be over weighting friction as compared to manufacturing precision. I suspect slight manufacturing differences in hand made compressed clay chips would make them less stable compared to precision molded plastics. I also believe weight would add to stability and the slugged Matsuis are a lot heavier than compressed clay.

the hard part of proving either hypothesis is that both types of chips would be stacked quite high and the inevitable tumble would likely damage chips. So finding a neutral party to conduct the experiment might be tricky.
Actually, a simple topple test with just ten to twenty chips tells the tale. Put two stacks adjacent and raise the platform at an angle until the chips topple -- I guarantee the clays will outperform plastics every single time.
 
Actually, a simple topple test with just ten to twenty chips tells the tale. Put two stacks adjacent and raise the platform at an angle until the chips topple -- I guarantee the clays will outperform plastics every single time.
Well, that test favors the surface friction of compression clay for sure. I would not want to take that bet. In a flat stack I would still be interested. I would even be willing to use my own Matsuis. We could send stack pictures back and forth until someone cried uncle or could not one up the other.
 
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However, fresh out of the box A Molds, HHRs, Hourglass and C&D shuffle like grip tape.
 
I don't get the connection of butter on the fingers? Just the though of two stacks of unwrapped butter sticks sliding together! Lol

That's exactly what leaded, "broke in" THC Paulsons feel like to me! I think it is a perfect analogy... what are we supposed to say? "Man they stack just like well used condoms after the filming of Debbie Does Dallas 37?" And "Sliky Smooth" doesn't make me think of two heavy, textured objects sliding together with very little effort.

The terminology was instated by our chipping forefathers, it has lasted the test of time. I am stickin with "shuffles like butter"
 
I'll take that bet. The "stack like bricks" phrase also infers that they won't topple over with the slightest jostle or breeze. The inherent slippery nature of plastics makes *stable* stacks nearly impossible.
I remember one time I had to point out that a seller was mixing phrases - he had described his chips as 'shuffle like bricks;

:D
 
The phrase "shuffle like butter" gets used a lot round here to describe the smooth sensation of shuffling broken in chips.

Im a visual person so my brain tries to visualise it and I keep getting an error. I keep visualising someone who literally has butter on their fingers shuffling chips and now they are all oily. Gross. The other visual I get is someone trying to shuffle those round discs of butter you get and thats no better.

So what am I missing here? Why do we all keep using this phrase? Is there something better to describe that sensation? Something a little less moist? Silky smooth perhaps?

Looking forward to hearing some different viewpoints on this. Would be great to find out the genesis of the description. Does anyone know the original butter lover?
If that grosses you out then let me tell you about this thing called hooker juice…..
 
This should explain it:

if that doesn't work, shuffle some broken in TRK Mapes $1s; then you'll get it
buttery leaded bricks
;)
 
as for smooth like butter. I think the phrase is perfect but I’m more of a tactile person than a visual one. I explore the world with my hands, fingertips, etc.

Smooth like butter is what perfectly worn in CPC chips feel like to me. Not oily. Just smooth
As a tactile person if you put your fingers in butter what does that feel like? Whats left behind on your fingers after? Is there another tactile experience with another material/object that could describe that shuffling sensation better?
I don't get the connection of butter on the fingers? Just the though of two stacks of unwrapped butter sticks sliding together! Lol
Im imaging butter being shuffled which would result on it getting on your fingers and the rest of your hand. Now using unwrapped butter sticks isn't really shuffling like butter then. Its the texture and smoothness of the wrapping.
If that grosses you out then let me tell you about this thing called hooker juice…..
Hooker Juice is gross. Thats why used chips hit the US bath!
 
Has anyone ever done a stack test comparing the stackability of various manufacturers? I’d wager that some polymer offerings would do very well in such a test particularly sunfly and Matsuis. Slipperiness shouldn’t affect stackability just chips in motion. There are some epic pictures out there I will never find.

as for smooth like butter. I think the phrase is perfect but I’m more of a tactile person than a visual one. I explore the world with my hands, fingertips, etc.

Smooth like butter is what perfectly worn in CPC chips feel like to me. Not oily. Just smooth.
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You’ll understand “shuffle like butter” when you feel it. Shuffling mint paulsons can be challenging, but they have a nice feel. Shuffling Paulson bike tires is actually difficult for me and I hate them. But nicely broken in, leaded oaulsons are a dream.

To give you an idea of condition, these are the butteriest chips I’ve ever shuffled. Not sure if the fact that they’re hot stamped is important. I think maybe it is?

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Actually, a simple topple test with just ten to twenty chips tells the tale. Put two stacks adjacent and raise the platform at an angle until the chips topple -- I guarantee the clays will outperform plastics every single time.
0% chance casino used Paulsons outperform casino used BJ S2's. In fact I'll happily perform the exact test you suggest and report back with the results but I would like to make a small wager....
 
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