Note: One of the best things about my job is that I get paid to read about really interesting — albeit slightly crazy — stuff every day. This story I found on the wire is no exception.
The inventor of the Pringles chip can, Fredric Baur, was so in love with his greatest invention that he was buried in it.
Baur, a chemist from Cincinnati, was issued a patent in 1970 for his invention of the tub-shaped container. According to the story in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Baur invented frying oils and a freeze-dried ice cream, but nothing came close to his love of the Pringles’ can, so says his family. It was that love that inspired his family to honor his last wish and bury part of his cremains in the can after his May 4 death. He was 84.
It sounds kinda creepy, being buried in a Pringles can, but at the same time, I can’t imagine what it would be like to have such pride and conviction in a single accomplishment of my life. So, more power to him.
But, with that being said, it’s still really weird.
3 Comments
June 6, 2008 at 6:05 pm
at least he’ll stay fresh right?
August 22, 2008 at 12:44 pm
are you going to blog again or is it over?
October 12, 2008 at 9:22 pm
intresting… didn’t know about that….