To inhale or not to inhale- No, we’re not talking about the latest in the issue of legalizing marijuana. We’re talking about the new wave of technology that allows one to inhale their food or drink – literally. A Harvard professor and a Parisian chef have come up with an inhaler that allows you to inhale a powder that gives you the flavor and the caffeine of coffee. The company, called LeWhif, has invented small, lipstick sized tubes that which you can purchase individually for $3 or in boxes of three for $8. Each inhaler delivers 100 milligrams of caffeine, the equivalent of a cup of light espresso. The "inhalee" can get up to nine hits from an individual stick, depending on how hard they inhale.
Harvard professor David Edwards and chef Thierry Marx are the masterminds behind this culinary concoction, and they have already developed a chocolate inhaler prior to this. Edwards, a biological engineer, designed the airborne coffee and food particles to be too large to enter the lungs. Instead, they land on the tongue and cheeks, giving the taste, and kick, of coffee without the cup. The inhalers are meant to have the experience of consuming chocolate or coffee without the calories. So far only one retailer is carrying the product in Cambridge, MA. One can also purchase them on LeWhif’s website.
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