I read today that there is a competition out there to redesign the HOT DOG since this food is apparently a killer that provides a chocking hazard to thousands of the little yard apes yearly.
"Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for the redesign of hot dogs. “If you were to take the best engineers in the world and asked them to design a perfect plug for a child’s airway, you couldn't’t do better than a hot dog,” said Dr. Gary Smith, former chairman of the AAP’s Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. “When it’s wedged in tightly, that child is going to die.”
Yeh, so.
Personally I am of two minds on the subject. First of all, as is my common response when I see such stupidity related to SCIENCE being used to remake or improve something that seems to be already pretty much developed like the HOT DOG is, WHERE THE FUCK IS MY JET PACK?! FINISH DEVELOPING THE FUCKING JETPACK! Then go off and make your spring shaped hot dog.
Secondly, if your kid can't save himself from this killer HOT DOG then he deserves to be culled from the herd. Teach him how to Heimlich himself/herself and get them a helmet to wear on that little bus that takes them to and from special classes each day.
Here's another suggestion. Teach your kid to CHEW his food before swallowing it or take smaller bites in the first place. You only make that mistake ONCE! Remember, you might not have a kid in a helmet around who can Heimlich you back to life. GAH!
"To solve the problem, Fast Company set design firm RKS to the task of creating a less-deadly processed meat paste sausage. Their solution was this spiral dog, the result of some delightful experiments with a Play-Doh Fun Factory."
