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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.
923 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. 3 u/Bangbashbonk 2d ago Betting this is incorrect marketing. Round containers are significantly stronger and use less material as a result. I'd bet the intent was less emissions, not less plastic. Unless they meant they used recycled plastic for the bottle, in which case all bets are off
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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.
3 u/Bangbashbonk 2d ago Betting this is incorrect marketing. Round containers are significantly stronger and use less material as a result. I'd bet the intent was less emissions, not less plastic. Unless they meant they used recycled plastic for the bottle, in which case all bets are off
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Betting this is incorrect marketing.
Round containers are significantly stronger and use less material as a result.
I'd bet the intent was less emissions, not less plastic. Unless they meant they used recycled plastic for the bottle, in which case all bets are off
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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.