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Hiccaway was invented by Dr Ali Seifi, M.D, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at the University of Texas Health Science Center. He was inspired to build the device after watching his son eat a McFlurry ice cream. Seifi noticed that the straw was larger at the top than the bottom and forced which forced the user to suck harder.
According to a new study, the L-shaped tool works in 92% of cases. Who would have guessed that a special type of plastic straw inspired by McDonald’s could be scientifically proven to cure hiccups? Design inspiration really can come from the most random places sometimes.
Simple things can be the hardest ones to design: Surface Straws by Layer are a set of reusable glass drinking straws in beautiful sculptural form