Eli5 – Why aren’t washing machines spherical?

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Why are they cylindrical shape and not ball shape. Would that not be better for more random movement of the items inside and therefore be better for washing them?

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Volume of a cylinder is greater than the volume of a sphere of the same size. The machine would need to be bigger to handle the same load

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