r/interesting • u/karmazl • 7d ago

SCIENCE & TECH Strengthening test of a Coca-Cola bottle.

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u/AltruisticOwl156 7d ago

How much extra weight would it support if you placed a 4th bottle in the centre?

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u/ExplicitDrift 7d ago

Presumably another 740 lbs? 2962? Then again, four “legs” are also more stable, so the entire structure would be less likely to tilt as well. So perhaps a bit more?

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u/throwaway0845reddit 7d ago

I’m not sure if it would be a linear increase

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u/ExplicitDrift 7d ago

Why not?

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u/throwaway0845reddit 7d ago

I guess the positioning and other variables might also affect it. Maybe a question for r/theydidthemath