cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27121839
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2025
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I found this same thought on this same post a year ago. Someone already crunched the numbers and it seems with the volume constant but height growing, the surface area increases
Original discussion: https://lemmy.world/comment/8371055
A further complication is that the aluminium is considerably thicker on the base and the top.. so there's more thin metal, and less thick metal.
Why don't we just weigh them?
Shut up with your logic! I'm going to the grocery store...