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Below is a special type of cup from the ancient world. Without looking, does anyone know what it is called, and/or know what is demonstrated in the diagram below?[html]© Nevit Dilmen [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons[/html]
Hmmmm….seems like we had a peeper…..I forgot to remove that!Ok, so it's also called a Pythagorean Cup. This gives a summary:
Credited to Pythagoras of Samos, it allows the user to fill the cup with wine up to a certain level. If they fill the cup only to that level, the imbiber may enjoy a drink in peace. If they exhibit gluttony, however, the cup spills its entire contents out of the bottom (onto the lap of the immodest drinker).
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"Pythagoras cup". Via Wikipedia.[/html]
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