Pringles original intentions was to make tennis balls.
Pringles were first sold in 1967, being distributed nationwide since 1975, and introduced overseas in 1991. P&G wanted to create a perfect chip to address consumer complaints about broken, greasy, and stale chips, as well as air in the bags. The task was assigned to chemist Fredric Baur, who, from 1956 to 1958, created Pringles' saddle shape from fried dough, and the can to go with it. They always wanted to make chips.
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Rashi Rosenzweig
Damn..and I thought that it was a trick question. %$#@
skclary
Somehow I did answer although? wrong. Changing hands my tablet took it as an answer!
Player
I believe some of Fredric Baur's ashes were buried in a Pringle can as he requested.
Cheryl Love
This false narrative has been making the rounds of social media for a few years, at least since 2009 when I first saw this joke.
James Clausen
Why can't we see the correct answer when we choose " Replace" as an option? Can this be corrected?
Andrew McFee
Bank-Robber, not according to the 'what do people say' graphic.
dmarkc
I'd be very interested in seeing how you could turn tennis ball plant into a Pringle plant, especially with a lot of potatoes you can't t use in the way.
stevenbtabak
I Thought it Sounded Crazy Enough to be True
earlepg
Bank-Robber, A day later it has reversed. False (correct) = 5.2%, True (wrong) = 49.8%.
earlepg
Rashi Rosenzweig, Trick questions do occur. Just yesterday I joined the majority in getting marked as wrong (though in this case most of us maintained that we were actually right). It is right to be wary.
Bank-Robber
More people got it wrong than right!!! Tricky😒
rkcorrigan
So, the very first sentence to this explanation should say, “The correct answer is false.” Then provide the explanation.