Once you pop, you just can’t stop.  That’s exactly what the designer thought when he requested being buried in his ingenious design of the Pringles canister.

Fredric J. Baur, of Cincinnati, died May 4 at Vitas Hospice in Cincinnati, his family said. He was 89.

Baur’s children were just honoring his burial requests when they split the remains into two urns and a Pringles can.  One urn was buried with the Pringles in his grave in suburban Springfield Township, and the other urn was given to one of his grandsons.

Fred Baur invented the totally tubular container in 1966 to better house the tasty treat invented by Alexander Liepa with the help of Gene Wolfe.

1. #1 POSTED BY DS, Jun 3rd, 2008 1:55 am

   Now that’s brand commitment.

2. #2 POSTED BY Sarah, Jun 3rd, 2008 11:49 am

   Remember the PBR coffin?

   That’s what this reminded me of lol

3. #3 POSTED BY Paul, Jun 4th, 2008 2:32 pm

   I love this guys dedication to his invention.

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