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Paper or air cushions aren't going to make a substantial difference to whether a box is crushed.
by flavor8 10y ago
Paper or air cushions aren't going to make a substantial difference to whether a box is crushed.
- dpark 10y agoThey actually do. If you fill the space, it's much harder to crush the box, because you not only have to exert enough force to break down the cardboard but enough force to pop the air bags inside. The air bags especially add a lot of support in the very center, where the tape is actually taking most of the force. You can test this yourself. Get a couple of identical shipping boxes, fill one with air bags and the other with nothing, tape them up identically. Start stacking 10 pound weight plates on top and watch which one crushes first. Paper will probably add less support unless it's really packed, but it will still add some.