I recently discovered a shocking piece of trivia
Speaking of potato chips, we've all eaten them
But you may not know
Behind these little potato chips
Complete! yes! division! study!
No, there's been a potato chip debate on the Internet recently.
Lay's vs Pringles
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Compared to what?
Who is less likely to break?
What's the comparison?
As long as it tastes delicious
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But I didn't expect
Same as thin potato chips
You can really tell the difference between winning and losing.
Pringles wins!
Won by the magical structure
Who would have thought of Pringles?
Was it designed using "super computing power"?
(Not a Pringles ad, no, no, no!)
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It is a P&G product from the 1960s
In a crunchy and spicy little body
There are also hidden mysteries of mathematics, physics, and philosophy
Take Pringle as a textbook
Houses with similar structures are also extremely strong
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This kind of curved surface has strong physical structure stability and load-bearing capacity.
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Suddenly in awe
Don't dare to look down on me anymore
Any inconspicuous little thing around you
It's full of human wisdom.
Why don't Pringles chips break easily?
We just said that Pringles wins because of its structure.
What structure?
Its shape is called in mathematical calculus
hyperbolic paraboloid
I won't go into definitions.
Because the shape looks like a saddle
So it's also called, Saddle Noodles
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Look at it. Does it look like a saddle?
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There are 2 parabolas on each saddle surface
One red and one white
It is best used to understand the hyperbolic paraboloid (saddle surface)
Does it fit your mouth perfectly?
One bite is just right
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Not only can it withstand pulling, but it can also withstand squeezing
between pressure and tension
form a clever balance
Therefore, no matter how thin the potato chips are, they are still extremely stable.
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You can even build a ring steadily
And without any glue
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But not Lay's potato chips.
Obviously, it's not a saddle
There is only one parabola
The other is a straight line
The kind that is straighter than the Iron Man
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(Left: Lay's vs Right: Pringles)
Although its structure is not as awesome as Pringles
But there are also benefits
Once broken it will be very symmetrical
It becomes two lobes along the stress line in the middle.
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Pringles has a solid structure
If not broken, it will be in powder form. Once broken, it will be in powder form.
But who would usually use a gun to vent their anger on potato chips?
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If it's bagged potato chips
That's really something that even gods can't save.
it is made with sliced potatoes
Cooked directly in one go
Can't make any magical structure
Naturally, it breaks easily.
science fiction novelist
Build a Pringles potato chip machine
In a previous interview, the vice chairman of IBM said:
Pringles were designed using supercomputing power
A small potato chip, full of science
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Designer of Pringles potato chip making machine
is a science fiction novelist, Gene Wolfe
The author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" calls him
One of the best writers in the history of science fiction
Died in April 2019
Studied Mechanical Engineering
Later became an engineer at Procter & Gamble
Machine developed for Pringles potato chips
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(I have to say that people who like science fiction are very awesome, and it is very important to form a view of the universe)
The making of Pringles potato chips is a trade secret
So how are the barreled potato chips we usually eat made?
Most potato chips in buckets
It's made from potato starch
Made directly without using potatoes.
So some people don't like its taste
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After pouring the potato starch into the machine
Use a machine weighing 4 tons
Press them into dense and smooth potato slices
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Then use a stamping machine to press out the oval shape
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Then, the potato slices were torn away
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Leave behind pieces of oval-shaped cuties
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Shaping in the mold
Fry and cook for 10 seconds
Sprinkle seasoning powder on the front of potato chips
