It's okay to spill coffee!I was surprised at the notebook "Gakudot Notebook" that can be washed completely

Do @DIME readers have this kind of experience?

It was an experience that I spilled a drink on my desk and it reached my notebook.

If it's a paper notebook, it's useless if you drink it. Especially if this is coffee, the notebook will go to the trash, depending on the degree. However, the world is wide, and there seems to be a note that "it doesn't matter if you make coffee".

It's a product called "Gakudot Note".

A tragedy of a high school girl

Perhaps it was around October last year, I witnessed such a scene.

A high school girl sitting in a nearby seat spilled coffee on the table while unfolding her laptop at her favorite cafe. The clerk who saw it jumped out in a hurry. "Customers, are you okay?" At this time, the high school girl was trying to rescue her notebook and her reference book while apologizing to her clerk. She was studying for her. She must have been a third-year high school student who was about to take the college entrance exam.

Unfortunately, her notebook was so dirty that it was unlikely to be played. You can wash clothes, but you can't wash paper notebooks. Her remorse was transmitted to me, and she felt sad.

A few months later, I found the "Gakudot Note" page on crowdfunding Makuake. It is strong against water and seems to be a notebook that can be washed completely if you feel like it. ...... I don't know what I'm writing. What the hell is a "washable notebook"! ??

According to the developer, it is a notebook that does not make you spill even if you spill a drink. The project page published on Makuake comes with a GIF video that will restore your coffee just by wiping it with a tissue, even if you spill your coffee.

Is this true !? I was wondering, so I immediately asked the developer to order the product.

Let's experiment!

A notebook that won't make you sick even if you sprinkle coffee on it. If this is true, it may be possible to neutralize the remorse of the high school girl I witnessed at that time.

First, write "@DIME" with a pencil, and then write your favorite poem with a ballpoint pen. "What will happen if we go this way? Don't be afraid, if you are afraid, there is no way." Here, let's take over the fighting spirit of the great Antonio Inoki and sprinkle a drink on your notebook without hesitation.

For the time being, I happened to drop her cola. There is no such thing as cola permeating the paper as it is. It seems that the paper is preventing the penetration of cola, and it seems that nothing will happen if you wipe it with a tissue as it is.

But that alone is not interesting. Next up is "ABC Ketchup Manis," which was personally imported from Indonesia.

Ketchup manis is an indispensable seasoning for Indonesian cuisine. Ketchup isn't tomato ketchup, it's more like yakitori sauce. Very sweet and goes well with Ayam Goreng (fried chicken). Put this ketchup manis on a gakudot notebook.

A viscous black liquid clings to the notebook. Isn't this really unrecoverable ...?

Wash your notebook with dish soap!

So far, I've dropped cola and sweet soy sauce on my Gakudot notebook.

The next thing to do is "wash notes". It is an experiment to wash Gakudot notebook with dish detergent and sponge.

37 years after I was born in this world, I have washed various things. However, this is the first time I have had the experience of "washing paper notebooks". However, although the letters on this notebook and ballpoint pen were slightly rubbed, it was as if "Wash me more". There is no appearance of the paper tearing or the stains on the Ketchup Manis. Really !?

For the time being, after drying it on the balcony, I wrote "Washable !!" with a ballpoint pen. The writing comfort is the same as before cleaning. The author just held his head in front of a notebook that showed unconventional durability.

Students, pay attention to this note!

The raw material for Gakudot Note is stone powder generated from a quarry.

But it's also true that it's so flexible and smooth that it's hard to believe it was a stone. You won't feel any discomfort while writing.

Isn't this an indispensable item for studying for entrance exams !? As long as you use Gakudot Notebook, you can avoid the tragic events mentioned above. It's not just a crowdfunding listing, it's a product that I would definitely like to see at stationery stores in Japan.

There are four types of Gakudot notebook: Cornell dot, horizontal ruled line, grid, and plain paper. There are 3 colors. Makuake still has an investment limit of 4300 yen for a set of 4 books (as of March 3). Gakudot Note should be a "reliable companion" for both students and business people.

* In crowdfunding, there is a rare risk that the project will be disrupted due to a problem with the planning company and that the support money will not be returned. Please make your own judgment when making an investment. (Editorial department)

[Reference] Strong against water! Hard to tear! Bulletproof notebook made of stone paper! GAK. You can freely choose the ruled lines-Makuake

Interview / text / Shinichi Sawada