Why do tin cans have those extra creases/lines? Why aren’t they smooth like an aluminum beverage container?

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Why do tin cans have those extra creases/lines? Why aren’t they smooth like an aluminum beverage container?

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Those cans of food have to pressured cooked, the ribs allow for the cans (previously sealed) to expand without bursting and exploding in the pressure canner.

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