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I had always wondered the same thing about these cups (startrek.website)
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[-] Norgur@kbin.social 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

  1. Use the cup as a weapon
  2. Swipe the cup out of the way without it toppling over so you can toast on your glorious victory in the battle of the breakfast.
[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 30 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago

Yeah they're basic, over-the-counter no-spill mugs, generally for use on boats.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago

I'm currently googling where to buy one that looks close to theirs. Lol

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago

I said "no spill," but I think "no tip" will actually yield better results.

[-] ggppjj@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Search for Feltman Langer mug, should get you there.

[-] starkraving666@jorts.horse 6 points 2 years ago
[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago

If only I could find one that is the right shade of blue now!

[-] starkraving666@jorts.horse 2 points 2 years ago

@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!

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Man, I have to learn a skill for this?

It might be worth it.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] Norgur@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I think my "battle of the breakfast"-theory is the better explanation. Less "kept for backwards compatibility purposes", more "Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam!"

[-] ggppjj@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I bought one and have it at my office. It's a fine mug.

[-] theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] essellburns@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I thought the same when I saw that episode with the humans in it.

[-] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Good point, the Peeky Blinders would line the bottom with a razor wheel.

[-] MortBoBort@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 years ago

My friend has one of these mugs! We call it the troll mug because the last sip is always bigger than you think and ends up all over you

[-] quams69@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Maybe it's for a drink that has a lot of sediment or something, there are beers that do that. That's my headcanon

[-] Hobart_the_GoKart@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago

I think it's a nautical design. The wide base keeps it steady on ships. Hence why it's used in Star Trek.

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 10 points 2 years ago

That style of mug became popular in the 80s, when corporate commuting and cubicle culture exploded, and cars didn't all come standard with cupholders yet. A mug like this could sit on the dash or console with stability, and it was also good for a crowded desk because you couldn't knock it over and spill it.

[-] inspired@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Which makes it extra funny because they're on a space station not a ship like the other treks. I choose to believe it was foreshadowing that they were going to move the space station to the wormhole and there would be sloshing and turbulence when that happened. It's just solid planning.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago

They're all just throwing back mugs of beer in the mornings while running the space station.

[-] juliebean@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

put your whole mouth around the top and invert it. just like drinking a water bottle.

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

This is how I drink all beverages from all cups.

I'm great fun at a tiki bar.

[-] Haus@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago

The cup is bottom-heavy and usually has a high friction substance on the bottom so that it's less likely to spill when you take an unexpected wave on Earth, or an unexpected photon torpedo on DS9.

[-] Corgana@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah I always thought it was kinda funny that this became "the raktajino cup" when I always took the cup's shape to be a symbol of how DS9 was this ramshackle station "on the frontier". I mean it makes sense that Klingons would want a mug that can resist spillage but when DS9 first aired I never thought it was anything beyond just a robust mug.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

On DS9 you always expect photon torpedos.

[-] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

I had a crush on her as a kid

[-] PorkTaco@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

She's still smoking hot

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