Cup Design Critiques

Users critique the practicality of a novel cup or glass design for beverages, joking about issues like plastic lids, inner coatings, spoons, and suitability for contents while suggesting alternatives like tumblers, jars, or ceramic mugs.

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Sample Comments

oelmekki May 22, 2014 View on HN

Can't cups be of any use, here ?

jcadam Apr 28, 2021 View on HN

wouldn't that break the spoon?

samspot Mar 12, 2015 View on HN

That glass is not suitable for it's contents.

IshKebab May 1, 2025 View on HN

Clever, but it's implicitly a normal cylindrical cup.

amelius Jan 3, 2021 View on HN

Don't these cups have some kind of inner coating?

moffkalast Dec 1, 2022 View on HN

Waiter, there's a plastic in my tea!

jtms Mar 17, 2020 View on HN

surprise! it also occupies both cups after consumed!

mkl Oct 16, 2024 View on HN

The "cup" looks more like the top of a bottle.

moffkalast May 30, 2024 View on HN

Doesn't mean the cup is any good at absorbing it.

exe34 Dec 21, 2024 View on HN

that sounds about as helpful as a chocolate teapot.