Beware the Octodog: it's cool, and creepy

I’ll go ahead and admit something, and I’ll be no less of a man for doing so: I am scared of the Octodog. Not because of what it does, though; that’s actually kind of neat. According to the Octodog site, “the hotdog is among the top ten items found in many lists concerning   … the method of slicing a hotdog linearly can reduce the chances of choking.” So this bizarre contraption cuts the hotdogs into the shape of an octopus, which is a creative, albeit creepy, thought.