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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't put your dick in that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

You clearly haven't been stuck on a space station for a few weeks with that kind of advice.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

for a moment I thought it was a cute looking ash tray and the dude was holding a cig

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Now, find the little man in the boat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes that thing where you design something based on something in nature that does what you want...

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Covert stuff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (12 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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Release the liquid without gravity? I'm pretty sure any bottle design would need to be collapsible - basically becoming a bag at that point - to work in zero g, but maybe I misunderstand how these cups are supposed to work.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

How I Met Your Mother guy: That's a vagina.

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