Why a cylinder?

[WaterTight]

Why not a cuboid? Or a truncated cone? Zhush it up a bit, you know. Form over function, darlings.

 

[stevetheplumber]

Elsons are square cylinders are easier to make and stronger

 

[Rickster123]

Elsons are square cylinders are easier to make and stronger

And worth more in scrap!

 

[townfanjon]

Dont think they make the square ones anymore

 

[Ray Stafford]

A cylinder has the maximum structural strength from the least amount of material used in manufacture.

 

[kozak1968]

Cylinder is what it has been known since the beginning of time..... Or at least mine.

 

[WaterTight]

A cylinder has the maximum structural strength from the least amount of material used in manufacture.

Well it could at least come in mauve.

 

[Dotty]

We introduced square pipe, or sqube, a couple of years ago.

None of you were terribly impressed.

 

[WaterTight]

We introduced square pipe, or sqube, a couple of years ago.

None of you were terribly impressed.

It was the price of the squittings that lost you support.

 

[oz-plumber]

Why not a cuboid? Or a truncated cone? Zhush it up a bit, you know. Form over function, darlings.

Because most of us would have to expand our vocabulary and we would be in a position to expand the vocabulary of others.....unnecessarily.

 

[voivod]

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