Blow Globe

At the time of this writing, cocaine production is a multi-billion dollar industry. Unfortunately, draconian legislation that is antithetical to the spirit of free-enterprise imposes harsh penalties on cocaine distribution. In response, cocaine farmers must invent creative solutions for transporting their product.

Accordingly, I propose that snow globes should be used as transport vessels for cocaine. The cocaine is dissolved in some clear fluid (of sufficient viscosity so that the artificial flakes convey the ferociousness of a blizzard when the globe is swirled), then sealed in a plastic bulb that features a quaint, festive scene. The advantage of this method is that the cocaine can be shipped in a hermetically sealed compartment.

Drugs have long been smuggled in religious ornaments and artwork and even in coffins, for these sacred items are less likely to be inspected by the police. In a way, snow globes are the religious ornament of the modern industrial state, for they present an idyllic snapshot of halcyon days shielded from the imperfection of Reality by a few millimetres of acrylic. On top of that, how devious it would be to hide a narcotic in plain sight! Who would expect that?

Finally, the blow globe could spurn a new philatelic craze. Just like the businessmen who collect miniature bottles of liquor that are served on airplanes, lawyers and and other professionals could start their very own blow globe collections!