Ooho! Water bottles of future!

London-based Skipping Rocks Lab designed a 'ball' of waterto solve the polutant issue that is caused by plastic water bottles.

It's no secret that plastic water bottles are a detriment to the environment -- Americans alone use approximately 50 billion plastic water bottles each year, only 23% of which are recycled. Thus, an additional 38 billion plastic bottles begin a centuries-long decomposition journey annually.

Ooho! is a completely biodegradable water "bottle" that eschews plastic packaging altogether for a biodegradable seaweed- and calcium chloride-based membrane that is safe for human consumption. Vaguely reminiscent of a silicone implant, Ooho! is essentially an edible water balloon. When you're ready to hydrate, you simply pierce the membrane and slurp away. Like this:

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