Off the Shelf
Pringles are not legally chips, and the shape comes from math.
· 2 min read · Miami Beach
Designed in the 1960s to stack perfectly and never break, each crisp is a hyperbolic paraboloid, a saddle shape engineers use for stability. They're made from dried potato, which is why a court once ruled they technically aren't a chip.
A chemist, two years, and a saddle
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Quick answers
- Why are Pringles saddle shaped?
- Designed in the 1960s to stack perfectly and never break, each crisp is a hyperbolic paraboloid, a saddle shape engineers use for stability. They're made from dried potato, which is why a court once ruled they technically aren't a chip.