Best Packing Spheroids

2004/02/19 Elhuyar Zientzia

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Some researchers have seen that spheroids are packaged better than spheres. The spheroids taken to measure packaging have surprised when using candies called M Ms.

Random packaging showed that M Ms occupy 68-71% of the available space. The spheres, however, cover 64%. Therefore, spheroids are packaged more compact. Spheroids, like spheres, rotate to occupy the most stable position in packaging, but also move to the sides, allowing them to find stable positions more easily than spheres.

Physicists and mathematicians have been researching object packaging for years. This is because it can involve improvements in the design of high-density ceramics, freight transport, etc.

Photo: To Donev et al