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Trickflation (lemmy.world)
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[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 8 months ago

I had a feeling it'd math out something like that if I opened my fat mouth, lol

I do wonder if thickness of the walls or lid/bottom does have an effect, though, as there must be some reason they make these weird ass cans

[-] Jonnynny@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago

In the grand scheme of things, it's not using much more. And if the prices are correct in OP, the markup on the new can is way higher than any extra cost they are incurring from additional raw materials. They probably had some marketing study show that a taller looking can makes consumer's less angry about a price increase or some other crazy nonsense.

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

The lid uses more aluminum than the rest of the can, making that smaller will have a bigger impact than the height of the can.

[-] KreekyBonez@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

and both of those cans use the same size lid

[-] 404@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 months ago

there must be some reason

Just a marketing trick IIRC, since energy drinks got popular and beer cans got unpopular among gen z.

[-] Resonosity@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

True, look at the seltzer market for instance.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

pretty sure it just lets them fit more cans into the same box for shipping, same logic as how you can pack more sand into a box than you can pebbles

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

a sphere (think bubbles) minimizes area for a given volume

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