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The Capillary Cup is a zero-gravity cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the International Space Station. The product is an open drinking cup designed to be used in a microgravity environment, developed from Pettit’s desire to drink water without a bag and straw in outer space.

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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

It might spill if you snatch it

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 0 points 9 months ago

Suspicious image

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Why not use a sippy cup like a toddler uses? They have these ones with little plastic membranes on top, that when you apply a bit of pressure open up and release the liquid at that point.

https://i.imgur.com/5wioDjJ.jpeg

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All joking aside, does it work under normal earth gravity?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well it's a cup. So I assume so.

I don't get how you're supposed to drink out of it in zero g though as tilting it wouldn't do anything. In the image he hasn't perpet which sort of defeats the purpose.

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[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

ayo they could never have me on the ISS, I'd be cumming in coffee cups all day

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 9 months ago
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