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Ever Wondered Why A Soda Can Is Shaped The Way It Is? Mystery Solved

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A Soda can could have been shaped like a ball or a rectangle. So why did engineers select the shape as we see these days? The YouTube video below explains the advantages and disadvantages of each design. Bill Hammack of the University of Illinois finally concludes the video by explaining the manufacturing process of making a can. 

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