eli5: Why are soup/food cans so much more robust than beverage cans, even though both cans are made to withstand the pressure of being stacked vertically for shipping and storage?

Question

Crushing a soda can is easy, crushing a soup can is way harder. The soup cans are also often corrugated. What explains the difference?

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Answer 1

Going to guess that thin aluminum drink cans would not withstand the heat and subsequent vacuum that cans for food are subject to. Outward pressure strengthens the soda can, if you open a tin of food and it’s not pulling a vacuum, don’t eat it!!!