We've all had that tragic dinner moment. You know the one, where a delicious wrap or burrito starts to fall apart on you, creating a bigger mess on your plate than the one still existing inside the tortilla itself.
Thanks to some engineering students at John Hopkins University, that problem is no more, we'll soon have the means of fixing our own meals in a snap.
It's basically what it sounds like, a type of edible tape made to hold together food that's falling apart at the seams. You only need to get a strip wet and apply it to the food for it to stick.
It doesn't only work while eating, but can also be used to hold things together while they're baking too.
The team of students who invented Tastee Tape laid out not only the product and how it worked, but detailed the market, the motivation, and even what the profit margins would be for a product like this.
Team member Tyler Guarino said, "First, we learned about the science around tape and different adhesives, and then we worked to find edible counterparts.
They won't reveal exactly what the tape is made of, but Guarino did assure it's all well and good, "What I can say is that all its ingredients are safe to consume, are food grade, and are common food and dietary additives."
They've already planned to file for a patent and are considering making variations such as adding flavors. For now, the strips are flavorless and clear, though the test images have them dyed blue for visibility.
It creates a solution for a problem that many of us hate having but have no means of fixing. Should Tastee Tape hit shelves, it'll mean much neater meals and fewer worries about stained clothes and tablecloths in our future.
h/t: Nerdist
