• atomicorange@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Funnily, they no longer make either of these products. The glass jar division was sold decades ago, and the aerospace sector was purchased by BAE last year. Ball is still the largest manufacturer of aluminum cans, however. They also make plastic bottles.

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      19 days ago

      I like their idea of aluminum cups, but the boxes they come in are unfortunately made from plastic coated paperboard. (Not sure why, with their whole selling point being more environmentally friendly.)

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        19 days ago

        Also aluminum is super great at conducting heat! which means your drink will rapidly move toward whatever temperature it is.

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          19 days ago

          Great at conduction, but with not a lot of thermal mass, meaning that actually your drink will usually just make whatever it’s touching (your hand, often) super cold or hot.

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              19 days ago

              We’ve been storing and drinking beverages in aluminum cans for like a century now and this hasn’t been a big problem.