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I had always wondered the same thing about these cups
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My theory is that the cup is regular on the inside and the bottom is weighted to provide stability. It's raktajino. It's Klingon. So if a spontaneous heroic fight erupts around you, you want to
Fun fact: these were actually real cups you could buy (they picked them because of how weird they were), so there are likely unsuspecting people out there using them still today. They don't know that they're prepared for a battle at any moment.
Yeah they're basic, over-the-counter no-spill mugs, generally for use on boats.
I'm currently googling where to buy one that looks close to theirs. Lol
I said "no spill," but I think "no tip" will actually yield better results.
Search for Feltman Langer mug, should get you there.
@The_Picard_Maneuver @Norgur they're driving mugs!!!! Similar: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1411627248/vintage-80s-auto-car-coffee-travel-no
If only I could find one that is the right shade of blue now!
@The_Picard_Maneuver I already tried looking, lol, and while there are some lovely ceramic travel cups out there, I think you'd have to go to a ceramics studio and make your own!
Man, I have to learn a skill for this?
It might be worth it.
Apparently they're made by a company called "Feltman Langer." (Source: http://www.trekprops.de/raktajino-mug-replimat)
There are a bunch of them on Ebay for fairly reasonable prices, but generally with nautical designs on them instead of the solid blue used in the show.
I think a good head cannon for this is that a mug is such a basic thing that you don't really need to keep re-inventing a new design from scratch. So when a new replicator system/technology comes out, you just port stuff over from the old one. Like maybe it's one of those patterns in the replicator database that just goes back eons to united earth or something.
I think my "battle of the breakfast"-theory is the better explanation. Less "kept for backwards compatibility purposes", more "Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam!"
I bought one and have it at my office. It's a fine mug.
Yep. I laughed when one of those showed up like it was the cup of the future when I literally used one every day during my morning commute in the 20th century.
I thought the same when I saw that episode with the humans in it.
Good point, the Peeky Blinders would line the bottom with a razor wheel.