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I would love to find some sort of application for the p-cup (Besides pranking people that is) Maybe a cistern with less moving parts, indoor irrigation, pet water dispenser Should maybe make an "ask HN" ?
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> Maybe my Pythagorean cup rabbithole is still not over... I'm sorry! ;) And I will love to see it printed and/or turned into another post.
On second thoughts, I still don't think it would work. As you tilt the cup towards your lips, if the "highest" siphon pickup is still submerged, then that will correspond to the "lowest" siphon top and it will start siphoning anyway. It would work as long as it could be arranged that the pickup would become exposed to air before the siphon started siphoning, but I'm not sure that's possible while still retaining the…
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On second thoughts, I still don't think it would work. As you tilt the cup towards your lips, if the "highest" siphon pickup is still submerged, then that will correspond to the "lowest" siphon top and it will start siphoning anyway. It would work as long as it could be arranged that the pickup would become exposed to air before the siphon started siphoning, but I'm not sure that's possible while still retaining the…
Connect them with a ring around the top. The high point will always be above the liquid level while drinking.
Although it still wouldn't stop some water from trickling out the bottom when it tips over the "lowest" peak.