measuring the curvature of a pringle

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Assuming for the sake of argument that a pringle shaped potato chip has a constant negative curvature, (which according to https://math.stackexchange.com/a/617610/88985 it is not )

see also picture at The shape of Pringles potato chip

  • How can we measure its curvature?

Assuming our ony measuring tool is an Vernier caliper ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Vernier_caliper ) (so we cannot measure along a surface)

  • Can we still measure the curvature ?

and to end:

  • Can we proof or disproof that a pringle has a constant curvature?