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I sometimes drink straight from my coffee pot. My coffee pot
has a relatively wide top and dust sometimes falls in. This
bothers me, so when drinking from it I frequently leave the
lid down except when I'm not taking a sip.
The idea is a coffee cup with a lid that opens automatically
when
someone picks it up and closes again when the cup is
put down. It can retain heat better and be as comfortable to
drink from as a cup without a lid.
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[+] <lifts a cuppa> cheers. |
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Very simple to implement mechanically, therefore not HalfBaked ... [/] |
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Ideally, the system should be powered by a Seebeck-effect solid state generator harvesting energy from the hot coffee, charging a lithium ion battery, which powers a GPS system (or a laser rangefinder) which triggers the lid operating servo. |
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Bun withheld pending massive and pointless increase in complexity of device. |
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A steampunk coffee mug which gears actually do something. The first few sips, the lid would have to be opened manually (since the beverage is at the top, there's no room to tilt without spilling). |
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Long whiskers on the cup detect the proximity of face, and trigger clockwork lid-opening mechanism. |
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"increase in complexity of device" --what? You are slipping,
[8th]. Where was mention of increase in danger? |
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We're saving that one for later. |
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Link the lid via a reduction gear to a nicely weighted pendulum on the side of the mug. Then tipping it only a few degrees would open the lid fully, no power needed. |
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