Why are metals smelted into the ingot shape? Would it not be better to just make then into cubes, so they would stack better?

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Why are metals smelted into the ingot shape? Would it not be better to just make then into cubes, so they would stack better?

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Twice as long as wide allows for an interlinking stack. All cubes would be unstable. The slight slope to the sides makes it easier to pick up, also pops out of mold easier

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