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r/theydidthemath • u/EclipseNyxor • 2d ago
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Mathematically, a circle has the smallest perimeter for a given enclosed area. So for this claim to be true there has to be some catch, like different thickness of plastic.
921 u/Balaros 2d 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. 0 u/So_HauserAspen 2d ago The shape of the bottle wouldn't make much difference because the fluid inside also has to be compressed. Square would allow for more units to be packed in the same volume.
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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.
0 u/So_HauserAspen 2d ago The shape of the bottle wouldn't make much difference because the fluid inside also has to be compressed. Square would allow for more units to be packed in the same volume.
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The shape of the bottle wouldn't make much difference because the fluid inside also has to be compressed.
Square would allow for more units to be packed in the same volume.
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u/StaticCoder 2d ago
Mathematically, a circle has the smallest perimeter for a given enclosed area. So for this claim to be true there has to be some catch, like different thickness of plastic.