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Spencer Wright traces the evolution of the plastic bottle; why defective airbags still aren’t fixed; and how the Tylenol murders redefined packaging.

Go/No-Go · 16 Dec 2025 · 1h 04m

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Spencer Wright, Editor-in-Chief of Scope of Work, traces the evolution of the plastic bottle, detailing the shift from early acrylonitrile designs to modern lightweight PET systems and the engineering breakthroughs in petaloid bases. The hosts discuss the business and engineering implications of these changes, including the rise of bottled water brands like Aquafina and Niagara, and the logistical trade-offs of box water and canned water. The episode also covers industry news, including Boeing's acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, the persistence of unfixed defective airbags, and the strain of AI on the US power grid.

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Companies
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Monsanto, DuPont, Niagara, Liquid Death, Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing, Airbus, Johnson and Johnson, Lumafield
Products
Aquafina, Dasani, Box Water, Tylenol
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Scope of Work

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