• blujan@sopuli.xyz
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    1 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.

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      1 year ago

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

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      1 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.