The Salt Mines Below Sicily



Deep below the Mediterranean island of Sicily, thousands of tons of salt are excavated every year. The mining leaves behind miles of tunnels that are "vaulted alabaster corridors" under any available light. Take a tour of these strange but beautiful mines at Environmental Graffiti. Link

(Image credit: Antonino Savojardo)

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Making the lip sharper has been known about for centuries - but it's a compromise between utility and durability. Very posh non-dribbly teapots have sharp lips, but older examples are often chipped.
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And here I always thought the chance of a pouring object dribbling was directly proportional to the capability of the object or material beneath said pot to become indelibly stained from the dribble.
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hm,

I guess they haven't gone to yumcha recently at any of the better places... Chinese teapots nowadays often have a sharply downward pointing spout tip, removing much of the dribble, as the tea gets cut off quickly.
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