Comment on Meanwhile Ball
atomicorange@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Funnily, they no longer make either of these products. The glass jar division was sold decades ago, and the aerospace sector was purchased by BAE last year. Ball is still the largest manufacturer of aluminum cans, however. They also make plastic bottles.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I like their idea of aluminum cups, but the boxes they come in are unfortunately made from plastic coated paperboard. (Not sure why, with their whole selling point being more environmentally friendly.)
alternategait@lemmy.world 10 months ago
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Great at conduction, but with not a lot of thermal mass, meaning that actually your drink will usually just make whatever it’s touching (your hand, often) super cold or hot.
alternategait@lemmy.world 10 months ago
toynbee@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I used to make, consume and share a lot of frozen beverages. I had a set of aluminum cups that I loved, but everyone else hated them because they started frosting over as soon as the frozen drink was poured in. My then girlfriend, now wife, would only use them with a towel wrapped around them for insulation.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
If you’re sitting in hot bleachers, the cooling effect on your hand or forehead is pretty nice, and you’re gonna drink the drink before it’s warm anyway. Hot is more of a problem unless you’re cold enough to be wearing mittens.
MisshapenDeviate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Yeah I have some and they 100% require a koozie/beverage sleeve.
DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Most people think “oh, cup so cold, my drink stay cold!”
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Has any company of any size ever done something actually envrionmentally friendly?
atomicorange@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Capitalism baby! If nobody buys your environmentally friendly aluminum cups they won’t do much good, and people are more likely to buy a product with “luxurious” feeling packaging. They’re likely still a net benefit vs plastic solo cups, but the market leads to perverse incentives.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 months ago
those aluminum cups make milk taste fantastic. also taste colder for some reason.