hic-cup-stop.jpg A new device Hic-Cup is invented by Ehlinger, a town planner in Bucks County to effectively prevent hiccups. The device is based on the principle that, when two metals are immersed in liquid, a very low electrical current is created. This cup like device when filled with water stimulates the vagus nerve with its current and stop hiccups, when people drink water from it. However experts in the field as Joel Richter, a gastroenterologist has said that the device and its patent application are mostly 'hocus-pocus'. The founders of this device have manufactured 10,000 and sold the first 1000 over the internet. This is sold on the web site www.hic-cups.com for just $24.97.