Space Sandwich Consumption Device

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Human: History In 1961, a historic moment was made when NASA Astronaut John Young of the Gemini 3 mission secretly took a corned beef sandwich into space. This was a day that will be remembered forever, because BREAD is strictly forbidden in space. Bread has a bad habit of producing CRUMBS, which can cause big problems. Free floating crumbs in space can block up the vessel's air-cleaning units (and astronauts need air to stay alive). To solve this problem, NASA covers all foods that produce crumbs with gelatin, not exactly appetizing. So, NASA astronauts can no longer eat proper bread in space, a real disappointment. This is why I have invented this crumb-containment device for the safe consumption of bread in space. The idea came to me while eating a sandwich and remembering John Young's story. Although it may seem crazy, it could be a real treat for astronauts who go months without proper bread. Now, let me explain how to use it (assembly shown in exploded view): The SHAFT is inserted into the CRUMBCONTAINMENT unit The flexible sandwich storage device (or sandwich bag) folds around the CLIP The CLIP is then inserted into the SHAFT The DOORs are then put onto the CRUMBCONTAINMENT unit, and taped to the SHAFT (optional, but recommended) The CLIP is then put on the CRUMBCONTAINMENT unit to prevent the DOORs from falling off When the CRUMBCONTAINMENT unit is pushed down, the SHAFT pokes through the sides of the DOORs (shown in the exploded view), opening the DOORs for sandwich consumption. After consumption, the CRUMBCONTAINMENT unit can be moved back, and everyone stays safe. With this device, sandwiches in space are no longer a deadly threat. What I would change: In the future, I plan to fully assemble the device (I have printed off some of the parts, but not all due to time constraints) I would also like to decorate the device and possibly add a flush mouthpiece to the CLIP for further safety As a huge fan of NASA (and wannabe astronaut), I believe this could be beneficial on the ISS, given proper implementation (which would be rare - I know). If you find any problems with this or have read this far, please let me know so I can iron out any errors.