[JoeProBono]

After experimenting with hollowed-out dogs, dogs with grooves cut into the sides and even some wieners resembling the more complicated organelles of a living cell, they finally settled on the design below.

While the notion of redesigning foods to make them less dangerous seems a bit over-ambitious to us – a simple pretzel nearly felled the leader of the free world, proving there’s really no telling what size and shape of delectable snack food is really going to do you in – we are fans of this kind of outside the box thinking. And cylindrical foods really do pose a choking hazard, compounded when you introduce children to the equation. Whether the spiral dog is the future of ballpark and backyard fare is uncertain (we're thinking probably not), but just in case we’re already thinking up ways to capitalize on the new design. Foie gras–stuffed, bacon wrapped slinky dogs anyone?

[JoeProBono]

[Grunthor]

Maybe take a clue from the U.S. Navy, specifically the submarine corps and change the shape from that dangerous phallic symbol to a nice, soft and safe traingle or even taco shape.

[End Times Sentinel]

Here’s a neat idea: Chewing.

[nevergore]

The gubermint needs to keep their hands off my wiener!

[equalitybeforethelaw]

There is no way in hell I gonna eat something that looks like squeeze. Sorry - ain’t gonna happen. Leave the hot dog and sausage alone. Step away from the meat department. Respect my authority. Shoosh... some people.

[a fool in paradise]

According to both common sense and the American Academy of Pediatrics, there are two truths about hot dogs which neither science nor industry can afford to ignore:

1) Hot Dogs must be properly cooked at a hot enough temperature to kill potential parasites.

2) There is NO dog meat in the Hot Dog.

[Spudx7]

The shape isn’t what scares me about hot dogs.

[Sax]

For little kids - slice the hotdog lengthwise once or twice all the way through, (or simply butterfly’ed prior to cooking.)

Problem solved. No product design necessary.

[dforest]

War is on the horizon. DO NOT take away my weenies. If the new kids are too dumb to chew a weenie, it is not my fault. I raised 3 weenie chewing little guys.

Maybe we will just have to sign for buying a weenie, right?

[guitarplayer1953]

the curly fry shape looks promising you could stuff the middle with relish, onions, or habaneros.

[Little Ray]

ONE kid chokes and they have to re-engineer the weiner?

Screw ‘em. Hands of the hot dog you clowns!

[Hunton Peck]

That design will be hell for the mileage of the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile.

[mikrofon]

Makes me think you’d be eating one of those fluorescent light bulbs...

[Neets]

Is NOTHING sacred anymore?

If a parent does’t know how to feed their kids, maybe they shouldn’t be a parent.

I have 2 children, 1 grandson, 6 siblings, countless nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.

No one in our family ever choked on a hot dog.

[Twink]

I would cut the hot dogs into pieces for my kids when they were babies/toddlers. Same with just about every other kind of food.

[paulycy]

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

DON’T MESS WITH WIENERS.......PING!!!

[JoeProBono]

[mickey finn]

I don't eat allot of hot dogs, but when I do it needs to be a nice snappy natural casing dog, with quality meat, and good seasoning. The best way to cook them is over an outdoor fire. My Grandfather used to wrap them in bacon. Those were some good eatin dogs, doggonit.

[DCPatriot]

Buffalo, NY or Scottsdale, AZ.

He went to Arizona to retire.....LOL!