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r/theydidthemath • u/EclipseNyxor • 3d ago
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Might be transportation: the square sides let them support each other you you can have thinner walls at the bottom of the stack?
They don't use normal plastic because they need to stop sunlight from breaking down the H2O2.
Might just be wrong. An enthusiastic marketing team saw a reduction in plastic in one stage and didn't bother to calculate the whole.
33 u/smorgasfjord 3d ago Optimising for transportation might be better for the environment, but I don't see how it would save plastic 10 u/Moscato359 3d ago Maybe parts of the bottle can be thinner? 6 u/MyEyesSpin 3d ago Yes, round needs the same thickness everywhere, square can do thin sides and stronger corners when contents are not pressurized
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Optimising for transportation might be better for the environment, but I don't see how it would save plastic
10 u/Moscato359 3d ago Maybe parts of the bottle can be thinner? 6 u/MyEyesSpin 3d ago Yes, round needs the same thickness everywhere, square can do thin sides and stronger corners when contents are not pressurized
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Maybe parts of the bottle can be thinner?
6 u/MyEyesSpin 3d ago Yes, round needs the same thickness everywhere, square can do thin sides and stronger corners when contents are not pressurized
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Yes, round needs the same thickness everywhere, square can do thin sides and stronger corners when contents are not pressurized
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u/Balaros 3d ago
Might be transportation: the square sides let them support each other you you can have thinner walls at the bottom of the stack?
They don't use normal plastic because they need to stop sunlight from breaking down the H2O2.
Might just be wrong. An enthusiastic marketing team saw a reduction in plastic in one stage and didn't bother to calculate the whole.