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A plastic bottle is not just less breakable. It's also way lighter weight than glass, and harder to dent and pierce than aluminum.
by nine_k 1y ago
A plastic bottle is not just less breakable. It's also way lighter weight than glass, and harder to dent and pierce than aluminum.
- cma 1y agoAlso needs to be robust to salt and acid, aluminum cans have a plastic lining.
- kyriakos 1y agoPart of the reason that a lot of drinks in aluminium have short shelf life. Acidity eventually makes aluminium leak into the drink.
- saagarjha 1y agoOn a very long timeline, sure
- cma 1y agoSlightly different situation with steel in contact with the contents, but this can happen rapidly: https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/chemistry/electrochemistry/lasagna-cell/ https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/chemistry/electrochemist... I'm not sure if there is a scenario something similar could happen with a drink.
- thaumasiotes 1y agoMore importantly, and unlike glass, if you do break plastic, it's not dangerous.