• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        11·
        6 months ago

        You sure about that?

        Cylinders of the same volume will have the same area, so it should be the same amount of aluminum?

        Maybe less, even, since the lid and bottom are thicker than the sides and on the taller can there’s less of that thick top/bottom

        • Jorn@lemm.ee
          4·
          6 months ago

          Ignore things like the bevel, wall thickness, etc. Just calculating for a basic right cylinder, you can see how the surface area changes for different heights with a constant volume. I’ve outlined the standard dimensions of a can(inches). https://youtu.be/gL3HxBQyeg0

          • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            I had a feeling it’d math out something like that if I opened my fat mouth, lol

            I do wonder if thickness of the walls or lid/bottom does have an effect, though, as there must be some reason they make these weird ass cans

  • mindlight@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    We’ve had those bottles for years now here in Sweden.

    The reason for the change to the taller thinner can is because the amount of aluminium used in the top and bottom is less. The top and bottom in an aluminum can is the thickest parts.

    The price increase has nothing to do with it though…

    • RogueBanana@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      While the chapter can statement us true, they definitely took the chance to up the price if the dates match. Capitalism at it’s best.

      • mindlight@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Search on YouTube to see how aluminium cans are made and you’ll understand why the “lid” and bottom is where the aluminium is thicker (as compared to the “walls”).

  • Zess@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    Fuck corporations but I don’t believe this for a second. People are just making this shit up now. Some dude scribbles some prices on a piece of paper and this whole website loses its mind.

  • Ledivin@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    …do people think the tall can is bigger? If anything, I’ve always assumed that they were smaller 🤷‍♂️

  • computerscientistI@lemm.ee
    1·
    6 months ago

    Maybe you want to have a cup of tea instead? Way more cheap and healthy. Or buy some off-brand soda. It is just as much garbage as coca cola but at least it’s cheap.

    • bane_killgrind@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      The biggest absolute price decrease in the price of 2 liters of coca-cola was in 2015, when the price dropped by $-1.79, or -100%.

      Coke was free in 2015? Or is there a script filing is these paragraphs and it’s counting missed data points as zero?

    • lad@programming.dev
      0·
      6 months ago

      It’s not always an available option. If an ink maker deprecates old containers and starts selling smaller ones for almost the same price you can’t just buy something else if you need consistency. Coca-Cola probably thinks that you can’t just replace Coca-Cola®™© with substitutes and I know some people would agree

      • apprehentice@lemmy.enchanted.social
        0·
        6 months ago

        Well, I meant within brands. Drug packages are the worst. I’ve seen two boxes of the same drug side by side and the smaller box had more tablets. That is to say, containers can be deceptive. Look at the volume and weight of the product.

  • mukt@lemmy.zip
    01·
    6 months ago

    Consuming that utterly unhealthy drink is the real trickflation.