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Nice video on the design and manufacturing of aluminum drinks cans here: https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw The whole thing is pretty in
by leobakerhytch 7y ago
Nice video on the design and manufacturing of aluminum drinks cans here: https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw
The whole thing is pretty ingenious, but the way the internal pressure helps vent the can while the tab is acting as a second class lever, then as soon as it’s vented becomes a first class lever to push the scored section of the top into the can — that’s great engineering.
- jacquesm 7y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8098146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8098146