The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can

Wow. That was an awesome video. Thank you. I didn't know why the top had a neck. Further efficiency apparently. He has an excellent explanation of the two-mode pull tab towards the end. Direct link: [VIDEO]

While we are at it, the Engineering Guy has a really good youtube channel. His videos are not very frequent most of them does a great job explaining how mundane objects are designed and manufactured. I thought I was familiar with some of his subjects but I always end up learning something new after watching. Personal favourites: Aluminium cans: [VIDEO] Wind-up music box: [LINK] Nerf guns: [LINK]

Highly recommended related YT video: The Engineering Guy: The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can [VIDEO]

Engineer Guy (Bill Hammack) has a great video about this. [VIDEO] Edit: Just realized this is the same video you referenced. All of his work is fantastic.

Design of the aluminum beverage can [VIDEO] For everyone else, thanks for sharing! Normally i think sharing videos is bad mojo--the Internet is so personalized that favorites are difficult to share. But I really enjoyed most of what has been shared so far!

Nice video on the design and manufacturing of aluminum drinks cans here: [VIDEO] The whole thing is pretty ingenious, but the way the internal pressure helps vent the can while the tab is acting as a second class lever, then as soon as it’s vented becomes a first class lever to push the scored section of the top into the can — that’s great engineering.

In a similar vein, I found this explanation [0] of how and why a soda can's tab functions the way it does to be fascinating. Very clever and elegant solution to the problem of opening a can under pressure. 0: [VIDEO]

It feels pretty disingenuous to write off all real world design as trivial or impossible to make an impression. For instance, aluminum cans are a great example of quality design [VIDEO]