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[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 146 points 3 months ago (3 children)

There is no way the design took two years and required supercomputers

[–] windowsphoneguy@feddit.org 134 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But they had to crunch the numbers

Oh shit I take it back

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Okay, I'll bite. Tell me more about how they did it.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The math is so complex that research into Pringles with ridges was considered a national secret and it was classified. DARPA was rumored to have provided partial funding.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Like Velcro and GPS, Pringle research came straight out of the US military-industrial complex, as a byproduct of the flying saucer research conducted at Area 51.