Self-stirring Cup

• ty
  April 17th, 2008 at 1:02 am

  but then you have to wash the ball! no, i will never be satisfied, lol.

• Thespian24601
  April 17th, 2008 at 1:18 am

  Neato.

• Yummy
  April 17th, 2008 at 1:26 am

  “When you drink, the ball is blocked by the gravity in the recess of the glass.”
  This means there’s also some leftover liquid in the recess of the glass. You’ll never finish your drink easily.

• Natasha
  April 17th, 2008 at 1:26 am

  Yeah that’s silly I’d lose the ball the second day.

• Jacki
  April 17th, 2008 at 1:48 am

  I was thinking the exact same thing as Yummy. Lols. Instead of swirling the glass…why not just twirl a spoon o.o honestly…

• fz
  April 17th, 2008 at 2:05 am

  You’re going to end up using a teaspoon for sugar etc anyway

• Ali S.
  April 17th, 2008 at 2:13 am

  When I used to do my Biology and Chemistry work in my 101 Uni class I used to carry a small magnetic tube that I would put in my coffee and put on a magnetic stirrer! Instant mixing!

• Thespian24601
  April 17th, 2008 at 4:06 am

  Ali, that could be the coolest thing of all time. Ever.

• Matt
  April 17th, 2008 at 4:24 am

  I’m English and I use teabags, so I need a spoon to mash the heck out of it. Also, when the spoon stands up on it’s own, I know the tea is strong enough.

• avital
  April 17th, 2008 at 4:55 am

  Ali, I was just thinking about the magnetic stirrer too!

• ted
  April 17th, 2008 at 4:59 am

  It’s a ball in a cup. It’s a ball in a cup!

• ted
  April 17th, 2008 at 5:22 am

  Hey, I’m getting pop-under Ford ads, here.

  Et tu, Neatorama?

• Claire
  April 17th, 2008 at 6:08 am

  Somebody has got too much time on their hands

• Kathleen
  April 17th, 2008 at 8:05 am

  Oooo, I like it, but I’m willing to bet I would put too much hot water in, so when I swirl the glass around to get the ball rolling I would probably spill hot tea on my hand.

• ibtrdanu
  April 17th, 2008 at 9:04 am

  Poor design - not only is it very difficult to finish the drink due to the excess liquid in the indentation on the bottom, but it makes cleaning/rinsing/drying difficult as well. Go back to the drawing board.

• Rich
  April 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am

  For coffee, I just pour a bit higher and let hot liquid do all the mixing.

• Evilbeagle
  April 17th, 2008 at 9:38 am

  This is not only impractical, but lazy. Spoons have been around for as long as they have for a reason.

• amanderpanderer
  April 17th, 2008 at 10:07 am

  Really? The ball must be attached, otherwise it will fall into your mouth, right? And if the ball is attached then it’s gonna be a pain to clean that.

• Xinavera
  April 17th, 2008 at 10:42 am

  It’s a clever idea, except that when you swirl the ball around, you’re swirling the liquid around as well. Methinks it wouldn’t work so well.

• SenorMysterioso
  April 17th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

  its not really self-stirring anyway as it require the user to swirl the ball around.

• Florida
  April 17th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

  …..because stirring a spoon around in a 2″ circle is just took much work.

• CheeseDuck
  April 17th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

  What type of people are too lazy to stir a cup?

• Ray Pugh
  April 21st, 2008 at 10:31 am

  I can see the avertising slogan now.

  ‘let us stir your tea (or coffee) with our balls’

• MoonCake
  April 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 am

  great idea. not incredibly original and “new” but it definitely illeviates the need for plastic stirrers. but you know what ELSE can stir your liquid? a spoon! thanks, genius.

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