I drink at least 2 Starbucks Venti coffees a day. I know, I have a problem. However, perhaps I’d drink less if half the drink didn’t spill all over my hands on the the walk from the counter to my car. I’ve come up with lots of creative ways to stop this from happening, the most effective method being a straw you fold once and push into the lid opening (you’re welcome), but the inherent problem is the lid itself. It seems to be made specifically to spill.

A company called Vaporpath has taken it upon themselves to design a lid meant to prevent spilling, if such an odd concept is possible. Their lid is on the left in the GIF above.

The design is reminiscent of a stealth fighter jet, with a wider vertical opening and deep indentation, and is designed to catch spilled coffee. As well, the opening is not directly on the lid, which makes it more like drinking from a regular cup. As a bonus the plastic is odorless and recyclable, and hopefully will replace the old lids before I ruin another white shirt.

What Sparks Our Fire:  Solving one of the great modern-day inconveniences.

How would you improve the standard coffee lid?