MENOMONIE — When it comes to redesigning a Pringles can, University of Wisconsin-Stout student Ethan Myers said there are a lot of different improvements to take into account.
So three UW-Stout students, Myers, Lukas David and Zach Hoffmire, all worked together to do just that, as their university accepted an invitation to take part in an international competition. Against Stout, eight other college teams from the U.S., Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom participated.
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