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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Is this shape not rather impractical? It may be more difficult to accidentally knock over, but you would also need to tip it back to a somewhat extreme angle in order to get everything out of it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think the design was originally intended for use on boats, and other places where tipping is a likely occurrence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I think it’s for any motor vehicle where tipping is likely. See this page with all sorts of pictures and examples, including old packaging.

https://sprudge.com/no-spill-mug-feltman-langer-160969.html

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's very practical if you're somewhere without inertial dampeners.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does earth have inertial dampeners??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Does the gravity field/planet mass count? It'd take a huge movement for us to notice any shift in Earth's inertia.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Is the wider section actually hollow? I was imagining they might just have a normal round shape inside due to it being more difficult to mold.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No way am I able to clean that without a bottle brush. I'll sick to a standard mug.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This seems like the kind of thing you'd need either a dishwasher, or one of those cafe rinsers that spray water up into the thing to clean.

You'd never be able to get your hand into the corners.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

That is my biggest concern with drinkware like this. What if I forgot to clean it right away. If it got crusty, I would never get it clean.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

DS9 had at least two different kinds of flared mugs: the HotJo, which is still sold for $30, and the Feltman Langer, which is no longer sold, but this CherryTree is recreating.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I would not be able to properly control the flow rate of hot beverage directed at face with that design. Still love that look

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Finally! Been looking for these for a long time that weren't stupidly overpriced!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It's still a lot of money for a mug, but compared to the $150-$300 they're selling for on eBay it's a great deal!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The jingle is a nice add-on, though a white-coloured print may have been clearer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's interesting that they didn't bother replicating (heh) the rubber base of the originals. Too many added costs, I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You’re probably right that the math didn’t add up for them.

Might be worth getting a pad replacement for the original cup and slapping that on yourself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I wonder if those would fit - the article says that these "replimat-style" mugs are smaller than the Highwave "Quark's" mugs, but I suppose they could have the same base.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Neat, a mug that looks like a bullhorn

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Very tempting! All the other ones I've seen are quite expensive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Don't get me wrong, they get points for the Coolness Factor, but am I the only one who thinks this is genuinely a terrible design for a mug? Like, I have a hard enough time getting the coffee rings out of my cylindrical mugs, I don't even want to imagine the finger cramps I'd get trying to clean this one (or worse, the mold that would certainly grow if I didn't deep clean it every time)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I need this.