• @ALilOff
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    71 year ago

    Why are these dogs so hexagonal. Could I get octagon dogs?

    • @[email protected]
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      111 year ago

      They are vacuum packed very closely and in large numbers so they get that shape by reducing the empty space between them. Kinda like honeycombs.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        cylindrical cans on conveyors do the exact same thing. we usually call it “nesting”, but I always explain the phenomenon with the honeycomb analogy.

        a good amount of time and energy gets spent on figuring out how to prevent it, since the formation is incredibly stable, and difficult to move once it’s settled.

      • @ALilOff
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        41 year ago

        I see, octagonal dogs would only be possible with one thick dog surrounded by slimmer dogs with this process.

    • Itzz MeM
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      11 year ago

      Why would you want octagonal dogs? Hexagons are already the pinnacle of beauty.