Question of the Day #115 · July 16, 2026
What is the specific mathematical name for the shape of a single Pringles potato chip?
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Hyperbolic paraboloid
A Pringles chip resembles a portion of a hyperbolic paraboloid, though it has not been established as an exact one. This saddle-shaped surface curves upward in one direction and downward in the perpendicular direction.