Will a full or empty metal cans support greater weight?

Question

For example, will a full can of paint suport more weight than an empty can?

Answer 1

this is a logican answer. The full cans have more mass therefore can support graeter weight on them  

Answer 2

To get technical about it, a "full" can actually means an air-tight can.  Mass has nothing to do with it; it is a matter of structure.  A sealed, air-tight can (regardless of amount of liquid inside) will support more weight because the fluid inside (air or liquid) is mostly incompressible.

Example:  Try standing on an empty soda can and compare that to standing on a full soda can.  If you weigh more than about 120lbs then the empty soda can should easily collapse under your weight.  The full soda can will support much more weight.

Answer 3

id say the same :S?