This was invented around 50 years ago and patented by Unilever in 1945. It is a simple combination of two ingredients E-401 and E-509 and you can make it at home. It became trendy when a Spanish Chef, Ferran Adria started using in his creations. The problem whit this invention is the logistics as this bubbles have a very sort life spam and degrades within a couple of days. On top of that, to sustain this to industrially commercialize, plastic will still be needed. Lack of good researches and journalists around here.

Great idea, but I wouldn't dare carrying one of these in my bag.

So, you buy it in stores, the membrane is therefore dirty, and you eat it. So you either wrap it in some packaging or eat dirt.There's no need to invest in this hipster s**t. Just use a refillable hard plastic bottle and you're good to go. No waste, no dirt taste.

so they gonna put these in plastic bags instead of plastic bottles?!

This is completely stupid.

They won't replace water bottles, but I can definitely see them used for things, like served at a party instead of water bottles.

I wonder when these will be released to the public!

One bubble for mouth of water and that would be so heavy to carry around if you drinks a lot. Interesting though.

How do you pack, store and transport them? are they going to biodegrade while sitting in a shop fridge? what is the price for a mouthful of water? will they burst while you are drinking it or do you have to put the whole thing in your mouth? can a young child manage one? would it maybe be more cost efficient and environmentally friendly just to put water filters on taps so people can just drink out of a tap and not use plastic water bottles at all, or better still just invest in looking after our fresh drinking water supplies so that it is drinkable without needing filters or plastic bottles.

This is a brilliant idea especially at athletic race events. Water gets handed out in little plastic sachets and the plastic sometimes gets discarded along the road. Energy drinks get handed out in small paper cups which, when you are running or power walking, gets spilled down your front. This idea should be marketed to all sports events.

And where do I store this balls when Working? In a plastic bucket..? The idea is good but I think the use will be very limited.

time to water bomb my sister

I wanna squeeze one...

Where can I get one

Little do they know they have created the largest waste of water in the world by creating the best water balloon ever.

No way!

The look like breast implants.

Seems pretty amazing, but I don't know if I would put something in my mouth that wasn't properly wrapped by something else I could dispose of. I mean, these bubbles are exposed to all the dust in the air, plus all the filthy hands touching it.. it's a no-no for me.

This makes me uncomfortable

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That's a great idea. Where can I get them? Hey, I have another idea. What about filling them with something that could be used for riots? Being hit with one of them filled with something noxious or painful, or both, would make the rioter think of other things he could be doing.