Who doesn’t love eating potato chips? They are crunchy, salty, and delicious that can be paired up with any soft drinks, milkshakes, sandwiches, or pasta. But, have you ever thought about why pringles come in different shapes or packaging? Here is what you need to know about Pringles.
Fredric Baur designed the iconic shape of potato chips in 1986; the distinctive shape of the pringle chip is mathematically known as Hyberlic Paraboloid. In geometry, this shape has a quadratic and a doubly rile surface with exactly one axis of symmetry and no centre of balance. Pringles can, or chip is so well known, and the main product hasn’t ever changed its primary shape. As a result, over 100 different flavours of pringles are available in the market.
Some Unknown Facts About Pringles:
- Pringles were first originated as the name “Newfangled potato chips”. However, the name didn’t attract many people, and later they were marketed as “Pringles”. Some think this name could be a homage to the patent holders for potato processing equipment or a street name.
- Before the pringles debuted on shelves in supermarkets in 1967, many scientists worked hard to design a specific structure, a shape that makes it different from other chips. The saddle shape was created by the chemist Fredric Baur, technically known as the” hyperbolic paraboloid”.
- The container also has a story. Fredric Baur also invented the cylindrical can specifically to hold these stackable chips in the same place and keep them fresh without breaking into each other. The original container has a silver pop-top which helps to keep them airtight.
- Compared to lays or other potato chips, others get greasy, stale, and crumbled at the bottom of the packet. But pringles were meant to be opposite and perfect in all the form of a crispy potato chip.
- People eat pringles all over the world. These are marketed in over 140 counties and have a social inclination due to their fantastic Pringle taste.