One way to save $4.3 Billion

From the “Why hasn’t anybody thought of this before?” department (Great Britain branch):

Shatter-proof pint glasses.

As the guys from the Guiness commercials of a few years back would say, “Brilliant!”

Government officials estimate that 2.7 billion pounds, or just over 4 billion dollars US, will be saved in health care costs in “Glassing” incidents. Glassing is pretty much what it sounds like—folks using shards of glass as a weapon. Nothing like too much beer and a nice piece of sharp glass to get the blood flowing.

But some smart and curious Brit thought about things differently, and figured out a way to make the drinking experience safer--and as an added bonus, one of the designs in play, will keep the beer cooler, too.

If they keep thinking this way, who knows how else they’ll make the beer drinking experience better and safer? I’ll tell you one thing:

If I’m the guy who owns the biggest plastic darts factory in England, I’m smiling right now.