Sunday, January 9, 2011

"Large" and "Small" Beer Cups

http://deadspin.com/5728087/the-great-qwest-field-beer-scandal-of-2011


A large beer costs $1.25 more than a small beer, but they hold the same amount.

Qwest Field responds:
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/First--Goal-statement-regarding-beer-cup-size/c9b409ac-be93-4e80-8b7e-24dcc4cc49e3

The real question is: how is it that these cups look like they're different sizes but actually hold the same amount of liquid. There's gotta be a problem in there about what kinds of constraints on height and diameter are enough/too much to allow the cups to "look" different sizes. E.g. how small of a diameter would make the small cup look like the big cup?

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