If a .zip file contains all of the information of the original, just in less space, why does it have to be unzipped to access any of it?

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If a .zip file contains all of the information of the original, just in less space, why does it have to be unzipped to access any of it?

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Think of a lunchbox filled to the brim with all the food, waterbottle, sandwhich, bag of chips ect. How are you gonna open the water and have some without first opening the lunchbox and removing the water in the first place? It takes up more room once you open the box and remove all the food from it, but now you can access it