Hello Bj”rn.

02 Oct 06 07:26, you wrote to Barbara McNay:


 >>>  BF> Is it because of that the Pepsi can is heavier than a beer
 >>>  BF> can?

 >>> No, it's because of specific gravity, i.e., the ratio of the mass
 >>> of a solid or liquid to the mass of an equal volume of distilled
 >>> water at 4øC (39øF) or of a gas to an equal volume of air or
 >>> hydrogen under prescribed conditions of temperature and pressure.

 BM>> Well, now I'm confused.  I was all set to go out and buy one can
 BM>> each of beer and Pepsi to see just how much thicker the Pepsi can
 BM>> is than the beer can, and you, at least, I don't know about
 BM>> Bj”rn, may be talking about the weight of the contents, and not
 BM>> the can structure.

 BF> I was talking about an empty can and here they differ from country to
 BF> country. So far I haven't seen any differents between the beer cans.
 BF> They are all made from a very thin aluminum but Pepsi can be made from
 BF> a rather thick and heavy "aluminum" especially those bought in
 BF> Germany.


     Here (Minnesota, USA) an empty Pepsi can is slightly thicker than
a empty beer can. I occasionally collect cans for neighborhood kids
recycling efforts and have crushed many a can.



 BF> ---

Jeff

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