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  1. Polystyrenecupsarecommonlyusedforcalorimetricexperimentsatthehighschooland undergraduatelevels.However, theenvironmental impactofpolystyreneiswell-knownandalternatives tothisnonrenewableresourcearedesired,especiallyinlocalitieswherepolystyrenebansareenforced. Thisworkdescribes a simple, 3Dprintedcontainer (made in two forms, onewitha2.5mmwall thicknessandasecondwitha5mmwall thickness)whichbehaves statistically identical tosingleor doublelayersofpolystyrenecups.Thesecontainerscanberapidlymanufacturedonsiteataminimal costandaredurableandreusable.Theuseof3Dprintingallowsforagreenalternativetopolystyrene. 
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