Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Coffee Cups
So apparently, coffee cups have a lip/feet at the bottom in order to lift the bottom of the cup off the surface of whatever it's sitting on. Having that pocket of air under your coffee provides thermal insulation. In other words, it reduces the amount of heat lost from your coffee through the bottom of the cup. And all this time, I thought it was just there so you could hold the cup without burning your hand or using those sleeve things. You ever notice that Chinese bowls have feet on the bottom? Yeah, so much more convenient than lots of "American" bowls.
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wednesday, 9 may, 2007 16:00 MAT
i thought it was there to give the illusion that there was more in the cup than there really was. this is good for the merchant but sometimes disheartening for the consumer. with the reasoning from this post, it is a win/win situation for both the merchant and the consumer ! neat !!
i guess it's kinda like how there's so much air in a potato chip bag. is it really there to protect the chips during shipment or to make the packaging look bigger so that you think you are getting LOTS of chips or what ?
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