Zing! spoon tries to perfect the art of food catapulting

A spoon designed for food flinging. At $9.95, a wonderful idea, right? But look at that piece of broccoli. On a regular spoon, the catapult would snap to a halt thanks to the rigidity of the handle. But when you replace the handle of a spoon with a spring, the spoon head just keeps going... in this case, stopping only when it hurtles into your knuckle, bursting it like a cartilaginous, fluid-filled blister. It appears that the common spoon is already the perfectly designed food catapult. As all kids knew deep down in their souls anyway.

Zing! Spoon - A Utensil for Flinging Food [Spoon Sisters]

[#1 posted by strider_mt2k , July 15, 2008 8:43 AM]

Funny they'll spring Broccoli, but no one ever wants to spring for dessert. L(

[#2 posted by Marley9 , July 15, 2008 10:32 AM]

Physics, Mr. Brownless, physics. Knuckles are completely safe. As Mr. Little say, Technique!

[#3 posted by Trnck , July 15, 2008 11:05 AM]

You have to see this comic.
http://i36.tinypic.com/zn0sr4.jpg

[#4 posted by ROSSINDETROIT , July 15, 2008 11:17 AM]

Oh noes! Escalation of the food wars. Next we'll have steam powered souffle trebuchets and nuclear cream pie launchers.

[#5 posted by BethanyAnne , July 15, 2008 12:44 PM]

Again, a direct link to Fred.

:-)
Bethany

[#6 posted by Chevan , July 15, 2008 7:41 PM]

That problem could easily be fixed with a piece of metal acting as a stop for the spring.