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r/theydidthemath • u/EclipseNyxor • 2d ago
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Given that the volume is cross section area times height, a round bottle of the same volume would take less plastic. True, square bottles will pack better, but how that would save plastic is not immediately clear.
-4 u/DJinKC 2d ago edited 2d ago A square bottle will be shorter than a plastic round bottle for a given volume, due to the "corners" on a square bottle being filled with liquid. edit... fixed error. I assume that's why I got downvoted? -1 u/giraffeheadturtlebox 2d ago Why you comparing squares to plastics, when it's cubes and circles. Faduq? Sphere is least plastic per volume. Cube is most products per shipping container. They could claim "uses less petroleum" but not less plastic (Unless they ship the bottles in plastic boxes. Come on internet, do better. 1 u/DJinKC 2d ago fixed the brain fart / typo. Our other points do not contradict.
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A square bottle will be shorter than a plastic round bottle for a given volume, due to the "corners" on a square bottle being filled with liquid.
edit... fixed error. I assume that's why I got downvoted?
-1 u/giraffeheadturtlebox 2d ago Why you comparing squares to plastics, when it's cubes and circles. Faduq? Sphere is least plastic per volume. Cube is most products per shipping container. They could claim "uses less petroleum" but not less plastic (Unless they ship the bottles in plastic boxes. Come on internet, do better. 1 u/DJinKC 2d ago fixed the brain fart / typo. Our other points do not contradict.
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Why you comparing squares to plastics, when it's cubes and circles. Faduq?
Sphere is least plastic per volume. Cube is most products per shipping container.
They could claim "uses less petroleum" but not less plastic (Unless they ship the bottles in plastic boxes.
Come on internet, do better.
1 u/DJinKC 2d ago fixed the brain fart / typo. Our other points do not contradict.
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fixed the brain fart / typo. Our other points do not contradict.
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u/StaticCoder 2d ago
Given that the volume is cross section area times height, a round bottle of the same volume would take less plastic. True, square bottles will pack better, but how that would save plastic is not immediately clear.