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Japanese Company Goes Viral After Inventing Spoon That Makes Food Taste Saltier Without Actually Adding Sodium
In an invention that would make Willy Wonka jealous, Kirin released the "Electric Salt Spoon," which uses an electric current to make the food you're eating taste saltier, all while avoiding any added sodium.
The spoon was launched a couple of years ago and it doesn't come cheap—it's currently priced at $200. That does leave one to wonder if it's a worthwhile purchase, or, for that matter, if it even works?
TikToker @classybougiebudget recently put the spendy spoon to the test in a video that has gone on to receive over three million views:
He began the nearly two-minute video by saying he'd recently made soup that didn't taste salty enough, and he felt this was a perfect opportunity to put the costly spoon to the test.
He then explained how the spoon sends an electrical current, "similar to sodium ions," to make food taste saltier.
After unboxing the spoon, revealing that the item comes in two pieces with a detachable handle and the spoon itself (batteries included), @classybougiebudget highlighted a metal part of the spoon where the electrical current comes through. He also pointed out how the spoon came with three settings, resulting in three increasing levels of saltiness.
The moment of truth finally came when @classybougiebudget installed the batteries and turned on the spoon, setting it to the lowest setting, and took a sip of his broth. A huge smile spread across his face, suggesting that the spoon was worth it's $200 price tag.
He then compared the Salt Spoon to a regular spoon and said, "Oh my God, it literally tastes like there's MSG in it."
Perhaps still not convinced, @classybougiebudget then set his spoon to the saltiest level, and compared it to his regular spoon, saying, "It tases so much better with the spoon!"
@classybougiebudget ended the video with a final review of sorts on the product:
"This was almost $200, and I would be really pissed if it didn't work, and now that it does [interrupted by a sip], this is super cool."
Viewers of the video had a somewhat divided reaction.
Many felt this was a wonderful solution for people who love salty food but need to minimize sodium intake, while some expressed hope for this to be a springboard for similar inventions:
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Others remained unconvinced:
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The spoon got an equally divided reaction when @classybougiebudget's video started making the rounds on X (formerly Twitter):
Do you think that salty hit is really worth $200?
Marco Rubio Was Spotted DJing A Family Member's Wedding—And Here Come The Memes
As guests danced in front of the booth, the camera briefly panned across the crowd before returning for the beat drop, catching Rubio raising his right hand in the air in sync with the music.
Scavino commented:
"Our Great Secretary of State @MarcoRubio DJ’s weddings too! Here he is in action tonight at a family wedding… Let’s goooooo!!!"
You can see his post and the video of Rubio DJing below.
It was pretty much a given that people would have thoughts about Rubio's latest "role" considering his expanding list of responsibilities while working in the Trump administration.
Rubio has been jokingly referred to as the "Secretary of Everything" because he's not just Secretary of State—he's also served as the nation's chief archivist, national security adviser, and acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in large part because of the administration's slash-and-burn approach to gutting the federal government apparatus.
Rubio's latest role prompted many to joke about his new "position" serving up sweet tunes in the White House.
Here he is "becoming the official White House DJ," according to one social media user.
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Another had a similar reaction.
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Another described him as "DJ Golden Tempo."
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One other person said Rubio "drops the sickest beats in the Oval Office."
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He's "on the 1s and 2s," per one social media user:
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And other reactions were priceless.
While we're laughing at this, it's probably not the best look for Scavino to post a video of the nation's leading diplomat partying it up while another war in the Middle East rages on.
GOP Strategist Tries To Smear James Talarico With One Of His Old Facebook Posts—And It Backfires Spectacularly
Born in Round Rock, Texas, Talarico graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in government in 2011, then graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Education in education policy in 2016. While serving in the Texas House of Representatives, he also earned his Master of Divinity degree at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
The Texas Democrat has proven to be a devout Christian who practices what he preaches and what the Bible teaches, denouncing both Christian nationalism and the "prosperity gospel" espoused by Evangelical ministers-turned-millionaires off donations from their flocks.
So for a group that declares themselves the party of family values—while being led by thrice divorced and chronically unfaithful MAGA Republican President Donald Trump with policy written by Christian nationalists and White supremacists—Talarico is kryptonite for the GOP.
As such, Republican strategists and party organizations like the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) have been desperately looking for ways to besmirch Talarico. The NRSC's attempt using an AI generated deepfake of Talarico reading old Twitter posts failed miserably.
On April 29, Republican strategist Bobby LaValley tried his luck at tarnishing Talarico's public image by posting on X a screenshot of a 14-year-old Facebook post the Texas state representative made.
LaValley captioned his post:
"Democrat James Talarico posted this in 2012:"
"'Looking forward to spending my birthday with the 6th grade boys…'"
"No teacher, let alone a U.S. Senate candidate, should ever post that."
You can see LaValley's post here:
As a member of the GOP, where almost every day brings a new scandal involving a Republican with an underage victim, arrests for child pornography, or sex crimes of some kind, it's easy to see why LaValley's mind took him someplace salacious over a post Talarico made about a 6th grade field trip to his alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin.
Others just found LaValley's attempt to attack Talarico pathetic, creepy, and a major self-own.
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Even conservatives found LaValley's attempt to smear Talarico ridiculous, though not without trying to get their own pathetic dig in.
Despite serving in a Republican-controlled legislature, Talarico was the lead sponsor of 16 bills that became laws, including eight focused on education, childcare, and youth workforce development.
Videos of his words and his actions, in and out of the Texas legislature, went viral several times, as early as 2021 when he called out then Fox News host Pete Hegseth live on air for spreading Trump's Big Lie about his 2020 election loss, years before Talarico became a known entity on the national political landscape.
Talarico has also been vocal in his opposition to Christian nationalism, calling it "the worship of power—social power, economic power, political power, in the name of Christ." He called out the Christian nationalists that dominate the GOP for turning Jesus "into a gun-toting, gay-bashing, science-denying, money-loving, fear-mongering fascist."
Maybe that's why now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pastor and Christian nationalist grifter Brooks Potteiger prayed alongside MAGA podcaster Joshua Haymes for God to kill Talarico.
But the Democratic state representative responded with his usual grace.
The RNC saw Talarico as such a threat that Trump’s FCC threatened CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with sanctions if they aired an interview with the Texas state representative set to air even before Talarico was the Democratic candidate for Senate.
CBS pulled the interview, leading to widespread backlash—and, as a result, the interview went viral online.
Every strike the Republicans have tried to make against the Texas Democrat has blown up in their faces. At this rate, Talarico could shut down his campaign activities and just let the GOP do the work for him.