London Marathon swaps plastic bottles for edible Ooho drinks capsules

Over 30,000 edible drinks capsules were handed out to runners at the London Marathon yesterday, in a bid to reduce plastic waste.
The marathon was the largest ever trial of Ooho capsules - biodegradable pods that can be filled with water or other beverages.
You can either consume the pods whole, or bite into them to release the liquid. Made from a seaweed-based substance, the discarded wrapping will naturally decompose in four to six weeks - roughly the same time as a piece of fruit.
Ooho pods are made by Skipping Rocks Lab, a London-based startup led by Royal College of Art graduates Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre Paslier.
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[@brisardo]

Thought my headphones were broken -.-

[@ortherner]

same

[@lostsoul2700]

Same

[@IndraniPalaparthy]

Same lol

[@zouldroper]

Same x7

[@kangusshangus8819]

Yepper

[@aronwhited1914]

Someone is gonna swap one of these with a tide pod

[@andyfung7878]

lol

[@Coldasice-c7d]

someone will get like a million views and then it’ll make up 99.9 of the trending page

[@DA_BEEEEEAAAAAAMS]

Okay lemme tell ya , THIS ISNT ENOUGH FOR A WHOLE MARATHON

[@antoovly]

When are they gonna sell it regularly like in walmart-

[@aggyzander]

Ikr

[@ftrctyvreycertcewtcwrgcwef6000]

probably not in a long time. especially since they cant be sold in a bag like normally, they would have to be frozen or something to maintain the strength of the skin. freezing might reduce the strength. its really cool though and i wish they come up with some way.

[@justyourfellowduck]

@@ftrctyvreycertcewtcwrgcwef6000 they could be sold in baskets〜

[@TheRealBorb]

@@justyourfellowduck What if someone just steals one from the basket?bWhat would you do with many of them if you're not using them? I wouldn't put one in my pocket in case it burst. Also, the skin around it is eaten by you too. They'd get dirty easily.

[@eugeneman18]

@@TheRealBorb It costs 2 cents to make one

[@dominictey2663]

am i the only one who wanna try this?

[@DCTRMN]

na

[@TheSTOOL-y]

I tried them one with apple juice , and one with mango juice . Pretty tasty but they pop easily

[@30marksman]

I want to try.

[@eb8167]

Good to see the tide pod challenge Is back

[@wiseone2333]

schrödinger right

[@ortherner]

No it’s just water you can eat.

[@ParasaurolophusEwan]

Can't wait to have ooho fights in summer when they come out (throws an ooho)

[@priyd3013]

yas

[@pizzablackwell5583]

WAIT, THEY’RE COMING OUT IN SUMMER?

[@ortherner]

Too Bad Coronavirus wont let me do that. Maybe in 2 Years!

[@gachaswati7305]

Don't know but it will use in future for drinking water and no need of bottle don't know it will in future

[@remademei9200]

2021 no.

[@Chimmy19036]

It's been 3 years and it doesnt come yet to markets

[@Neel-xb1ok]

Yep

[@welldog_7689]

its never coming out

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

Probably the powerful plastic water bottle companies are preventing them to be sold at the market

[@warsameadam5572]

Finally edible liquid containers .

[@Syam_XI]

*Me* :become dehydrated and thirsty for water guy : give ooho instead of bottle , also ooho dissolves when it wet Hyperhidrosis&sweatypalms: :D *>:D*

[@shuoyt3]

The forbidden tidepods

[@Reeceeboy]

WHY ARE THEY NOT IN STORES

[@user-ti8rv4uw2f]

WHERE ARE THEY IN SALE OR WHEN

[@ahdkfknsbcienfnsk]

I want to try one so bad

[@wiseone2333]

OxM they at Walmart called tide pod they taste great and you get so many of them disclaimer do not eat tide pods you will die it is detergent for your clothing only do not consume them you will die if you do

[@cinnamongrader6608]

I need this. The future is finally here

[@danieleccleston7928]

This is so cool

[@snakerookie2589]

why cant i hear anything

[@Zoza15]

Why aren't these in my local grocery store yet?.

[@yyee9779]

can t we just make water bottles out of the seaweed instead

[@leonwinkelman4056]

that's literally what they made, or is this a joke?

[@Hearts4taija]

@@leonwinkelman4056 i think he means bigger insted of that small thing you will still be thirsty

[@fatitankeris6327]

@@Hearts4taija You can put 2 in your mouth and it will be like a glass of water, right? But a bigger one isn't going to fit in your mouth and will spill out of your mouth. I bet somebody is gonna put beans inside this thing...

[@Neel-xb1ok]

And then eat those

[@XLYRX-qd9wt]

@@leonwinkelman4056 lol no they're not. One time use plastic bottles are made of plastic

[@goodest4starlight]

Looks cool.

[@alot9917]

Making sure that my airpods are disconnected

[@goldfog1968]

can't put it in my bag

[@hrithika2266]

when it will come to India

[@lilbrat_604]

I want one so bad

[@ohmygodism]

But....can I make them into jello shots...

[@Purringcat851]

They will also be used in water balloon fights but without the balloon

[@Soundafek]

No sound...:(

[@manonscrabble6884]

But after humans Will need more nopla ? ...

[@HarekaTysiri]

We can make a farm maybe?

[@hockeyqs2505]

@@HarekaTysiri farming seaweed like Minecraft?

[@FedericoHoefer]

also exists ooho.it ----->

[@Txhalfnote]

Really cool, but don't you still need to ship/ sell them in plastic containers? Not sarcastic, but just a sincere question

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

They can use 100% paper packaging which is also 100% recyclable

[@acerus6733]

This is just a mini water balloon if people used it for fights.

[@EmperorRadiationEmpire]

It is good to be true or at least something not for the long run.

[@chinhtong2596]

Wow

[@sabianzereofficial]

oh no! OHIO WATER

[@TheLoneWolf_911]

I hope these can change plastic Asian!

[@danieleccleston7928]

you are still going to need something to carry all of your oohos but it's good

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

Paper packaging which is 100% recyclable

[@danieleccleston7928]

@@luxaholicanonymous2577 yea

[@Thedirtt]

Looks like tide pods

[@user-qd1vt6xy3q]

Boneless ice

[@duyenthuy6171]

Wow what's

[@wiseone2333]

I hate to say it but they look like tide pods that are poisonous to consume

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

They may LOOK like tide pods but they’re not 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@attilahorvath8338]

Loims disgusting to me