Posted by Raphael, April 21, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Tea time could be changed forever with the self-stirring cup.
A prototype for a teacup called Ceramic for Mix aims to obviate the need for teaspoons. The teacup, by the design firm Anna Gram, stirs the tea with a twirling motion of the wrist. When you take a sip, the ball is trapped in the base of the glass by gravity to prevent accidental ingestion. Says Anna Gram's website: "Function creates a new gestural and aesthetic appeal." [via Neatorama]
Posted by Amanda Clarke, March 13, 2008 at 11:00 AM
A nonic pint (left) and a tulip pint (right) flank fish and chips at Mc Donagh's, Galway, Ireland
Not all pint glasses are created equal.
In Ireland and Great Britain the internal volume of so-called "pint glasses" is regulated by state authorities in accordance with the imperial system of measure. As such, a state sanctioned pint glass (indicated by an official mark etched on each glass: a crown in the U.K., a circle bisected by a wavy line in the Republic of Ireland, or, in accordance with recent standards set to unify the mark throughout the European Union, the letters “CE” *) must hold a minimum of 20 imperial fluid ounces (the equivalent of about 19 US fluid ounces, or about 1.2 US pints), but the glasses are generally designed with slightly larger capacities than the minimum, ensuring plenty of room for a full imperial pint of beer topped off with an ample head of foam.
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