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Trongs
[[Image:Trongs2.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Trongs in use]]
'''Trongs''' are [[wikt:gripping|gripping]] and lifting [[tool]]s which are made up of three limbs, or finger-channels, each with teeth on the end of them. They are generally made of [[polypropylene]] and are dishwasher safe.  Trongs are designed for eating finger food such as [[buffalo wings]] and [[bbq]] ribs so that the user doesn't get their fingers messy.  They are used in pairs so that the user has one for each hand.  Trongs stand on the table like a [[tripod]] and the user is able to lift them by applying a slight inward pressure.

Trongs were invented in 2007 by Eric Zimmermann and Dan Ferrara Jr. of New York<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trongs.com|title=Trongs Official Site| accessdate=2008-07-07|publisher=PoiDomani Marketing Products LLC}}</ref>.  They decided to invent a device for eating messy food while keeping fingers clean, after not being able to answer a cell phone due to sauce covered fingers.

The word "trong" is a noun that describes the product, not the brand name.  Trongs are sold under various different brands.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.trongs.com/ Official website]
*[http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-26-2008/0004932946&EDATE=/ Press Release]
*[http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/09/wtp-262-moon-crash-peruvian-fog-nets-nobel-prize-in-physics-and-trongs/ Interview with the BBC]
[[Category:FoodEating utensils]]