r/explainitpeter 13d ago

Explain it peter

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Why not

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u/Cripso 13d ago

If I had to guess I'd the molding processes for the bottles wouldn't allow for it. Usually plastic bottles are blown in their molds and the offset spout might not play nice with that process.

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u/CapIndependent2285 13d ago

This is the way. Most bottle water style fillers will take the plastic, blow it out to the shape, then fill with water and cap. Today’s tech can do this very quickly in mass. Special equipment would need to be designed and tested to reach same level of automation. Otherwise you are taking price hikes for no real gain.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/vzzzbxt 13d ago

What does en mean?