Idea on how one could eat a pack of french fries and not get his fingers all covered in oil was posted earlier: link.

Driven by the same intention I’ve come up with a similar idea for chips (or “crisps” in UK).

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I have two problems with chocolate bars:

• They are irresistible and I end up eating lots of them, which makes me gain extra weight.
• Despite all the efforts of manufacturers, the packaging has never been user friendly enough for me: I have no control over unwrapping process and often the bar just falls out of it before I start eating.

I think that solving the second problem could also help solve both of them!

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There is nothing better than a cold drink on a hot summer day. Out of the fridge, nice little bottle of water or a fizzy beverage… can be very hard to open!

Indeed, if you hands are sweaty and the bottle is cold enough, there is not enough friction between fingers and the lid to open the bottle. Especially true for small kids and my wife!

Here is how this problem could be easily solved.

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Wikipedia defines a smiley as a symbol or combination of symbols used to convey emotional content in written or message form. They’ve flooded forums and personal messengers and one can’t imagine a conversation without a these days.

Confectionery industry used the idea of putting all sort of symbols, including smileys, on sweets long time ago. However, there is still room for improvement!

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Maybe it’s just me, but all saltcellars are useless. I can never tell if the salt is being dispensed at all, how much of it has already been dispensed and where exactly on my plate it went.

I bit of light would really help here!

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If you spend most of you time at work in the office, you are probably familiar with instant coffee packs. Single serving, all-in-one, just add water - what could possibly be the problem?

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