Why do they not use other shapes , such as a sphere or cuboid , why is it just restricted to cylinder?
In: Economics
I would imagine it’s the most cost effective way to package, ship, and store a product. With how long food has been packaged the way it is, I would hope someone would’ve found a better way by now if it’s significantly cheaper to do so.
The cylinder is probably the easiest shape a machine to make a can out of, it just has to curve a piece of metal and doesn’t have to worry about sharp bends that are too critical to have fail.
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