Hiccupops

What were you doing when you were 16? Not much? 16-year-old Mallory Kievman has invented a cure for hiccups (one that apparently actually works) and set up a business to manufacture it. She's also been invited to the White House Science Fair in a few days. From patch.com:

Kievman invented "hiccupops" after her own bout with the hiccups around the seventh grade. She researched cures and found three things that helped cure them (and were backed up by some scientific research) — apple cider, sugar and sucking on lollipops. She decided to combine all three into one product... Kievman then started setting up a business to manufacture it. Right now, she’s on the brink of getting it distributed and ready for sale.

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 20, 2015
Category: Inventions | Patents | Medicine

Comments

Well, they say that if you don't get'er done befor 25 then you'll never get it done! This girl's got a good head start.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/20/15 at 12:13 PM

Sounds delicious. I would eat an apple cider lollipop even without the hiccups.

Posted by matt on 03/20/15 at 02:51 PM

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