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Tea, it comes in bags. Some of them have a string
attached, especially out here in the colonies. You place the
bag in the cup, the string up over the side and the little
paper tab hanging outside. Next, you add boiling water and
the spinning-tumbling tea bag, which is of considerable
mass compared
to the paper tab, pull the paper tab into
the cup. Then you say rude words, and fish it out. It's
annoying.
Eventually, you learn to loop the string through the handle
to prevent this happening. This is unacceptable. 1. Who
has time. 2. Some cups don't have handles.
Solution: Put Post-It note style repositionable adhesive on
the paper tab. Stick it to the side of the cup, done.
boke
http://images.thera...tv/RNH2015-boke.jpg
impressive spray pattern and enough material to fill a large box of Sicky Tea Bags [xenzag, Feb 20 2015]
Bruno Gruber beat you to the patent office
http://worldwide.es...001500A1&KC=A1&FT=D
[the porpoise, Feb 20 2015]
The Steeper Keeper
http://www.infmetry...-your-bag-in-place/
The mug manages the string & tag. [Canuck, Feb 20 2015]
My Favourite Alternative
http://necktie.onli...id/8765/language/en
A ceramic lid with cute string holder built in. [Canuck, Feb 20 2015]
[link]
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'Who has time?'? It takes 3-5 minutes to steep
anyway, how do you NOT have time to secure the
string? |
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Actually, my only concern is how well such
adhesive would adhere to a hot, smooth ceramic
mug. I'm going to get some Post-Its and test this. |
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//To Stop Paper-in-Cup issues// you are aware that teabags are usually made of paper? There is a simpler solution, involving the lack of bag... |
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I think this would be great, if 21's Post-it note experiment
proves it to be doable. What's the verdict Sir 21? |
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It would be clever to use an adhesive that was not sticky at room temperature but which was 'melted' and made sticky by the heat of your beverage. |
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... so that when you put the teabag into the cup, the tab will not stick; you pour in water, and the tag flies into the water, at which point the glue melts, and dissolves into your tea... |
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I accept that my proposal may have some minor flaws. |
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I keep reading this a Sicky Tea Bag Tab, implying a tablet to be taken after consuming an infusion made by using a small tea bag containing a mixture of dried boke. |
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//Deluxe version could move the hand up and down for a few minutes// - I wonder what other uses imaginative people might find for such technology |
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Neat idea, but some German dude already tried to get a patent on it [link]. |
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Said German is very clever. However, as a German, he can't know whats going on with the borderline industrial volumes of tea consumed by the average British scientist. |
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There are many designs of mug that incorporate some means of preventing the tag from flying into the brew (see link for just one). I searched for *mug with teabag string holder*. |
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A cheap alternative (assuming you are having your tea at your desk) would be to temporarily employ a binder clip to grab the tag. |
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At the coffee shop? Take one of those ridiculously-long wooden stir sticks and tie the string to one end of it. Great way to learn how to tie new knots, and you can still use the long end to stir you tea. |
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EDIT: I added another alternative idea, and I didn't choose it just because it is sort of a Canadian icon. Well, yeah, that's why I chose it, but let's avoid that overused image of all Canadians living in igloos surrounded by polar bears, OK? |
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I read that as "dried bloke" |
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Boke is a very particular word largely unknown except for the darker recesses of rough places, were rough talk is matched by rough behaviour delivered freely by ruffians. |
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Is it etymologically related to boak? |
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//a very particular word largely unknown except for
the darker recesses of rough places, were rough talk
is matched by rough behaviour delivered freely by
ruffians// |
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It's a Scotch word so, yes. |
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Actually no.... Scotland is full of haggis munching Minnie's
wearing frilly skirts, and they don't own the word Boke. |
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The first and last time I heard the word 'boak' was over 20 years ago. |
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The expression was 'boakworthy': used in the context of poor
software development. Odd that it hasn't become more well known. |
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I always thought the tab should me made of dried milk flakes or a
sugar
cube this way you may want it to fall in and it would then also have
sufficient density to remain outside the cup even as a wicked stir
whirlpool attempts to drag it in. |
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Or maybe it should just be an actual acid tab instead of just looking
like one. |
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Frankly, the string and tab are a waste of time. I got by fine
for 27 years using a spoon to retrieve it, but here in the
colonies, teaspoons are rare. |
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Slice a small notch in the cup next to the handle. |
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If the string was just a wee bit longer, the cup could
stand on the tab. This is obviously too expensive. |
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What is a teabag doing in a cup in the first place? |
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//What is a teabag doing in a cup in the first place// |
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it's a horrible compromise forced by the coal-face realities
in the trenches
environment of science in the colonies . I assume one day,
things
may improve. Possibly after my death. |
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I find that if you wet the tag (perhaps by dipping it in the
tea), it will easily stick to the side of the cup. |
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//I find that if you wet the tag (perhaps by dipping it in the
tea)// |
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Logically, this can't happen. The tea only exists after the
water is in the cup, by that time, the water has created the
problem that I highlighted. You could, of course, simply hold
the tab in your other hand. But that's busy. Sometimes it
has to be in my pocket, other times, it's holding a biscuit, or
gesticulating wildly about poor quality science. |
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Ok, I'm finally getting around to testing this right now. I've taken a Post-It note and torn off all but half an inch of paper below the adhesive strip, and left only 1.5 inches of adhesive strip. So I've got a mini Post-It note 1.5x1 inch in dimension, and stuck it over the strings of the tea bags in my mug to secure the strings to the outside surface of said mug. I have poured freshly boiled water and stirred the tea, and none of this commotion dislodged the sticky tab or the strings held in place by it. |
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This is a viable idea, guys. [+] |
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Solid experimental effort there. |
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I've decided that the tabs should be stuck on top of one
another in the tea bag box, just like a post it note. This
should help with in-box stability in a tactical environment.
They could also be hung up to dry, if things get really
desperate. I think I'll let the Army chaps with their in-tank
BV have them at a discount. After that, you have mini Post
it notes, for labeling ammunition or whichever button fires
the big gun. |
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//all terrain tea trolley idea// |
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Would that be the Challenger 2? It is VERY all terrain. I'd be
happy using that to distribute tea almost anywhere. |
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You may like to know that the Challenger II has
twelve cup-holders. |
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I'd imagine fighting a long tank battle is thirsty work. |
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I also like the look of the Challenger for the rewarding
activity that is watching someone else do mechanical work
while you drink tea. Lots of convenient flat spots for the
cup, it's a convenient height to lean against... I imagine it'd
be a very rewarding vehicle to lean against and say... "ooh,
yeah, those bolts can round... try not to drip too much
blood.. more tea?" |
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