(Not what you're thinking)

August 24, 2007 7:32 PM

Tongue suckerwins design prize for Brits at the 2007 Index Design Awards
posted by growabrain (7 comments total)

I foresee this branching out into the kink community rather soon.

Come to think of it, most medical devices usually do.
posted by Avenger at 7:46 PM on August 24, 2007

"Tongue Sucker" was my name all the way through high school. Then I matured, and got a similar, but less socially acceptable name.

Kudos to this design team, though. This will doubtless save many lives.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:58 PM on August 24, 2007

Kiss off, Resusci Anne.
posted by Poolio at 8:06 PM on August 24, 2007

Huh. So simple. Well done.
posted by lazaruslong at 8:06 PM on August 24, 2007

It sucks!

But in a good way
posted by gomichild at 8:41 PM on August 24, 2007 [1 favorite]

The clear chamber reveals whether the tongue is secured, and the brightly coloured bulb signals to arriving paramedics which casualties have been treated.

That is actually amazingly clever in the 'why didn't I think of that' kind of way. Award well deserved.
posted by slimepuppy at 3:16 AM on August 25, 2007

They say 250,000 Britons are rendered unconscious every year; surely more than that manage it on fally-over-water every Friday in the Bigg Market?
posted by Abiezer at 4:34 AM on August 25, 2007