I never believed one day I would pick up my pen, or my computer to write an article like this. But here we are in 2014, and the world is changing faster than we all imagined. Some say it is for the better, some say it is for the worse. Whatever your opinion you have to agree with me that chopsticks that can actually save your life by testing your food is definitely new.

I previously wrote about some unusual things that have been given the smart prefix (click here to read). A Chinese company (obviously) Baidu have designed what is now known as smart chopsticks. These chopsticks check the food for anything toxic when it touches it. As the world is trying to save money, restaurants reuse cooking oils and add cheap, badly made or sometimes artificial food condiments to food to make it as cheap and as delicious as possible. This has led to seeing more dangerous and toxic ingredients in our eat out food. These chopsticks will also check for things like the salinity and acidity. It can do this because it has indicators on it that will tell you if the food is bad (red) or good enough to eat (blue). It can also connect to your smart mobile phone and give you a detailed information about the results of the test.

Conclusion: This is a very using and lifesaving tool that can gain ground if more companies get hold of the technology and research into it. It is said in the future there will be more devices that will be able to instantly test food for calories and even more. I for one am looking forward to the common use of these devices, as I have been sick from eating out a too many times.