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Yes, the article is interesting but not convincing.

The shape is a compromise for volumetric efficiency, stackability, ease of manufacture, and field-toughness.

Spheres are highly impractical on all dimensions.

Caulk and pepesi (pardon my pun) don't come in spheres, squares, or rectangles either...probably for similar reasons.



The C beverage does come in Christmas tree ornament shaped containers once a year or so. Not quite a sphere.




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