2007-01-18 16:00:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It looks cooler and less generic, but all of the cans started looking that way, so it might've just been the easiest way to securely package something in that size of a container.
2007-01-18 16:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by polevaulter1000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It adds strength to the can. When the machines are sealing each can top, there is pressure involved. Without the taper on top and bottom, the aluminum would get crushed more frequently.
2007-01-18 16:09:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sealing machine was applying too much pressure and smashing the cans. No one noticed it until 7000 cans later. They shipped them out to the stores. The competition saw the cans and thought a new design had been used so they duplicated it in their plant. The original plant saw the new cans and decided they better get on the band wagon, and there you have it!
2007-01-18 16:39:45 · answer #3 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the can begins it is made into a cylinder. It is then folded into the shape we know and love, the bottom is tapered to keep sharp edges away from the consumer. Then the open-topped cans are tapered inward and shipped to a company that fills em with pop. Then a lid is attached. Thats why the cans are tapered.
2007-01-18 16:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by DavidJackson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To form the seal and offers strength to the can.
2007-01-18 16:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by Steiner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Makes them stackable
2007-01-18 16:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by DB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To make it safer to drop.
2007-01-18 16:04:46 · answer #7 · answered by trueblue88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋