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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Tinned food is cooked in the can, those ridges allow a small amount of expansion so the cans don’t deform or explode.

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