Not a math-o-phile so I may be missing something, but lst's say we have a pot 6" in diameter that's a perfect cylinder, and the sides are 3" high (height equal to the radius). If we double the height to 6", we've doubled the volume, but the weight is a bit less than doubled, since the base remains the same. Doesn't that mean it's now more efficient, volume for weight?
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