I’ve been sitting here for the last 45 minutes and had a few cans of beer. After I finish one I leave the empty can at my desk and grab another. I noticed that the cans are all different. You know at the top is a tab where you drink from–why is the tab never in the same place?
beer can #1 the tab is above the UPC symbol
Beer can #2 the tab is above the -ser in Budweiser
beer can #3 the tab is above the questions/comments number
Well, the real answer is that the tops of the cans, including the tabs, are put on the cans last- and the cans are not all held with their designes facing the same way.
But I suspect you’re bored. Hey, do what I do-check out the writing on cans of soup. Very interesting!!
Well, did you ever see the intro from Laverne and Shirley? Or visit a beer plant? ( I’ve been to the Anheiser-Busch plant at Busch Gardens- where you get free beer! Mmmmmmmmmmm!) The cans come down in a bunch and are picked up by converer belts to be filled with beer. There is no human hand to align them the same way. They are then filled, and the top is crimped down on them, whichever way they may be facing. I suppose you could design a machine to orient them in the same direction, but why go through the extra expense? Besides, it gives us something to wonder about after 3 or 4 beers. I still think you’re just bored, but what the hey? Been there, done that.