Have you ever wondered why there is a plastic ball sitting at the bottom of your empty Guinness can? Turns out it's an ...

You've probably noticed that little ball making a racket inside your can of Guinness. As it turns out, it's part of the ...

Ever opened a can of Guinness and noticed a strange rattling sound when you shake it? There's a foreign object in there. But, it has a purpose. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science ...

Have you ever noticed the clink-clank of a tiny object rattling around the inside of an empty Guinness ... piece of plastic with a tiny hole in it - it looks like a little ping pong ball.

A widget is a hollow, spherical piece of food-grade plastic with a tiny hole in it, Guinness representatives told Insider over email. It basically looks like a little ping pong ball. During the ...

Headmaster Jonathan Parsons said pupils were keen to make a "statement" with the bottles School pupils are hoping to enter the world record books after spelling out a sentence with 3,325 plastic ...

The plastic ball in the Guinness can, also called a "widget," ensures the draught stout has its classic foamy head, as if it were poured from the tap. If you crack open a can of Guinness draught ...

Drinks giant Diageo has announced that it is removing plastic from multipacks of its Irish stout brand Guinness. Plastic ring carriers and shrink wrap will be also removed from packs of Harp ...