I know this wouldn't be feasable for a long term arrangement, but really now...wouldn't it be nice to have a coke in a clear glass can?-- shinobi, Dec 10 2005 Glass Can http://www.thegreen...glass-toilet-sm.jpgSorta. [DrCurry, Dec 14 2005] an article (2002) about clear cans http://www.foodengi...,6330,96499,00.htmlsee, I told you, they're coming back ! [neilp, Dec 14 2005] Glass really doesn't have the right mechanical properties. How about plastic or perspex?
(I'm not entirely clear why plastic coke bottles don't already come can-shaped - there may be more mechanical principles at work.)-- DrCurry, Dec 10 2005 Blue or Red?-- reensure, Dec 10 2005 blue-- po, Dec 10 2005 Great minds think alike.-- reensure, Dec 10 2005 They don't come can-shaped because creating an opening mechanism would be much more complicated. You could have the can plastic with a metal top, that might work. Keeping a good seal might be a problem though.-- Sparty, Dec 12 2005 They make so many other types of plastic cans that have a pop-off top. I cant imagine why it would be any different for soda.-- Jscotty, Dec 12 2005 I bet you could keep colas in a Mason jar. Mason jars are not unpleasant to drink out of.-- bungston, Dec 13 2005 A glass seal that is thin enough it can be broken without producing a dangerous edge yet strong enough that it can contain the pressure inside the can. All while making the whole system cheap enough to rival aluminum can production.
It's a goddamn holy grail.-- daseva, Dec 13 2005 //It's a goddamn holy grail// Shirley, the Holy Grail is God Blessed?-- coprocephalous, Dec 13 2005 Crack it open like an egg.-- Zuzu, Dec 14 2005 yeah, Tab Clear was all the rage in the 80s.. see through cans are nothing new..-- neilp, Dec 14 2005 Is this not a bit WIBNI?-- spekkie, Dec 14 2005 No - read [neilp]'s anno.-- wagster, Dec 14 2005 I'm amazed this isn't a widely-known.-- neilp, Dec 14 2005 I know this guy who drinks out of a vase.-- MikeOxbig, Dec 15 2005 Brian Potter?-- Minimal, Dec 15 2005 Huh?-- MikeOxbig, Dec 15 2005 "I know a pissed horse when I see one! Get it a kebab!"
- Brian Potter reacts to finding an inebriated equine in the Pennine Suite.-- skinflaps, Dec 15 2005 I'm still not following you guys.-- MikeOxbig, Dec 15 2005 I think Brian Potter is a character on a BBC show called "Pheonix Nights", apparantly. The problem with US shows are that the mainstream ones here are basically plastered all over the gd globe as well.
[ Remembering TV in a London hotel, looking for a local comedy -- finding "Friends" :( ]-- Zuzu, Dec 15 2005 "Friends" made it all the way over there? Oh God, its spreading. Run for your lives!-- MikeOxbig, Dec 16 2005 random, halfbakery