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Hell in a Handbasket: The Anti-Loneliness Ramen Bowl

By Rain Noe - January 25, 2013

in Object Culture

Just a little bit closer...

I hear driving while texting is a problem out in L.A. Here in New York it's walking while texting. On at least a weekly basis I'm stuck behind some idiot on the sidewalk who's moving like two miles an hour with his nose buried in his phone. I keep praying he'll walk into an open manhole, become flattened by a falling piano or be wiped off the sidewalk by a swinging wrecking ball, but apparently the patron saint of 1920s Slapstick Deaths has better things to do than listen to me.

If there's a single shot of a product design that could sum up this sad state of affairs, where every spare second you have requires you keep your eyes glued to your phone, it's this:

That's the Anti-Loneliness Ramen Bowl, designed by NYC-based MisoSoupDesign. And it's real, they're currently taking pre-orders. If they can figure out how to rig up a harness so you can wear this while walking, they're going to have a serious hit on their hands.

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Scott

10 years ago

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So, does everyone at the table FaceTime or what?
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Devin

11 years ago

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Forever Alone Guy product design?
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Fabio

11 years ago

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Aaand what about the ability to push the home button? Seems you'll be locked into 1 app. And no landscape! Not going to watch YouTube in damn portrait. Worthless.
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rulio

11 years ago

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Na guys, it probably has mini wipers that pop out every time the iphone senses ramen broth on its screen.

Ahhhh, technology...
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dimitrios

11 years ago

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Gives a new meaning to Immersive Experience
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James Patrick

11 years ago

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This product is everything that's wrong with America. If only they had filled it with Cheesy Poofs...
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edoardo

11 years ago

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it's gloomy, please take your time eat with somebody...
we are humans.
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Eric

11 years ago

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Looks like it will tip over, and what about if you don't have a F%#$! iPhone?
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slippy

11 years ago

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+1 IDAL. If you aren't splattering you aren't doing it right. Needs a clear cover. Believe there was a Chindogu concept pretty similar to this.
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Cameron

11 years ago

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Hell in a ramen bowl.
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IDAL

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Prepare yourself to clean the screen up every time you have a bowl of soup!
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