you mean will it not squish under load? I would say so, it takes alot of force to squash a can (about 20kg+) and Im sure a block like this weighs alot less.
If the can of soda is one sold in the U.S. market those are usually 12 oz. Since a pint is 16 oz. some math is needed. 12รท16=.75 or 3/4. So an average can of soda contains .75 or 3/4 of a pint.Note...
Depends how much installation you have. My parents had one for 31 years and it was worse to cool in the summer than to heat in the winter. The house is in central CA so the summers get really hot...