To find out why soda cans in Hawaii are different, you are going to learn more about soda cans than you ever thought you would. The reasons have to do with the confluence of product design, raw materials, shipping, and most of all economies of scale. Everything in the manufacturing industry has to do with economies of scale, where tiny little tradeoffs are made and the value of long-term investments must be compared to the value of short-term investments. The difference is also because Hawaii is unique, and that's what we love about it, even if you've never noticed the difference in their soda cans. (via Laughing Squid)
Friday, April 21, 2023
Why Soda Cans are Shaped Differently in Hawaii
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the cans here in the continental US have changed within the last 20-25 years.
About 20 years of so ago, I got a cooler that held 12 cans horizontally; about 8 years later, the cans no longer fit because their height changed (they became taller).
I used to make flying cans when the lids were larger but quit when they became smaller ... they don't fly as well. Cut the lid off and remove about the bottom third. Throw like a football with lots of spin. Put on band-aids where you left shards of metal. Great fun.
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