It makes me jump every time.
Here’s a brief story behind the brilliant store-bought biscuit packaging, according to General Mills.
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If youve ever had a craving for a certain iconic canned biscuit (Pillsbury!
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), youve probably also encountered one of lifes most perplexing forms of packaging: the paper pop can.
But why are they packed this way, and why must they open with a BANG?
It turns out these pop cans have been around for quite a while.
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it’s possible for you to see a photograph of Willoughbys original biscuit canon General Mills website.
Willoughby later joined forces with the Ballard & Ballard Flour company and sold them the patent.
They continued to work together for years until eventually, Pillsbury acquired Ballard.
Through the years, more adjustments have been made to Willoughbys initial invention.
you’re free to see itin this patent from 1961in Figure 4 on the first page.
Though countless improvements have been since 1931, the current design still very much resembles the original.
