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A Facemask With Hinged “Mouth” So That You Can Eat While Wearing It

An Israeli company called Avtipus Patents and Inventions has, well, invented and patented a facemask with a hinged mouth. It’s designed for people who want to go to restaurants during the pandemic.

The idea is that you hold onto a clamp that actuates the hinge, leaving just one hand free for a utensil.

I…don’t even know where to begin with this. Perhaps you should just look at it in action in this video, and draw your own conclusions:

I don’t mean to crap on two social distancing dining designs in a row (see these pendant cones), but these are the things that came across my desk.