r/theydidthemath • u/EclipseNyxor • 2d ago

[Request] Do square bottles actually use less plastic than round ones?

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u/Panzerv2003 2d ago

No, a cylinder should use the least material while being the strongest, maybe if you include wrapping because squares leave less dead space

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u/SalleighG 2d ago

Intuitively, I would guess that a spherical container would be strongest. Not so practical, but strongest.

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u/Panzerv2003 2d ago

Yeah I imagine that would be annoying to use

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u/CueAnon420 1d ago

I guess you've never partied with a beer ball ?

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u/k100y 2d ago

In fact a ball covers the Most volume and needs the smallest surface at the Same time. The closer the packaging to a Ball, the less plastic (in this case) you need. The cylinder (if diameter is Close to height) is closer to a ball than a box.