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16-05-2008, 04:45 PM
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| | | It's all Jay's fault for trawling in the vaults and dredging this one up. But then at is stage of life he does get highly excitable when drinkables are mentioned. | |
16-05-2008, 04:51 PM
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| | lol oops. Didn't realize this thread was as old as it is. I don't really drink tea. Coffee's definitely more my thing. It's about time for a cuppa.  | |
16-05-2008, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Boris  Ok - a question for the brainiacs that is puzzling me.
When you are drinking traditional green tea, or that delicious fruit tea made from dried ingrediants, you get the bits floating on the top. To be polite you dont want to be spiting the bits out all over the place.
So -- to be polite you spot the best clear area on the surface and attempt to turn the cup ( or glass ) around to take a sip of it in the clear area.
HOWEVER - it always happens that allthough you turn the container, the " floaters " stay in the same position relative to your mouth. i.e.the cup / glass moves but the surface doesn't.
WHY?
In my thinking, if the surface tension is a friction factor surely it should move with the container? But it doesn't.
WHY?
Help me sleep at night please ! | Just go sit on the other side of the table- then you are facing the clear bit.
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16-05-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jayinhongkong lol oops. Didn't realize this thread was as old as it is. I don't really drink tea. Coffee's definitely more my thing. It's about time for a cuppa. | Forget the RTFD rule, eh? Shame! It's in the user guide ... or in [ here ] somewhere. | |
16-05-2008, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Lammarite Just go sit on the other side of the table- then you are facing the clear bit. | Ta da! The exact right answer finally! Bye bye to those fitful nights, Boris. | |
16-05-2008, 08:09 PM
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| | | After 2 1/2 yrs of posting this -- I think it looses its importance - don't you ?
Time to get a life y'all. | |
17-05-2008, 10:00 AM
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| | | my teas gone cold now, why does it taste different when re heated? | |
17-05-2008, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Raymeander my teas gone cold now, why does it taste different when re heated? | Keep checking this space for 2 or 3 years. Eventually it will get answered! | |
17-05-2008, 01:38 PM
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| | that would be the delicious taste of all that bisphenol-A leeching from your plastic sippy-cup...change to glass!  | |
18-05-2008, 03:07 AM
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| | Yeah, definitely stay away from BPA-leaching polycarbonate containers. Your tea will lose flavor as certain compounds within it change and vaporize. This is why you should drink it ASAP. The same goes for coffee. Even leaving tea/coffee lying around for a while makes it lose flavor.
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