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Weeble Cups
Self-balancing bottom-weighted drinking glasses | |
If you don't remember Weebles, see link.
Now, imagine a really big Weeble, about 8 inches (20.32cm) tall, with the top chopped off, and hollowed out in the middle to hold liquid.
Self-balancing, un-tippable. And fun to look at and play with.
(?) Weebles
http://www.feelingr.../view_toy.cfm?id=81 Weebles wobble [DeathNinja]
rocking glass
http://www.scope.ne...ng/rockingGlass.htm have some myself and they are fun [DeathNinja, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
(?) rocking glass
http://www.scope.ne...ng/rockingGlass.htm have some myself and they are fun [FarmerJohn, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/weebles.htm
It just rolls around [Taika, Oct 05 2004]
(?) Non-spill decanter
http://winethingsuk...op.php3/productID=1 It just rolls around [goff, Oct 05 2004]
(?) Roly Rocks Glasses/Shot Glasses
http://www.crateand...mgroups/17474_0.asp These things would drive me nuts, but you CAN buy them. [XSarenkaX, Oct 05 2004]
Since the other links have gone belly up.
http://www.firebox....ing-Whiskey-Glasses [2 fries shy of a happy meal, May 30 2011]
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Weeble Wobbles wobble but they don't fall down. An excellent party gag and wonderful for children. Have a wobbly pastry. |
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I remember Hardee's (the fast food burger joint) had a promo several years ago for an "unspillable cup". It was a flexible plastic/foil thingy that was about 6 inches horizontal diameter, 3 inches high, and had rounded edges. I wish I had kept one, that was the weirdest durn looking cup I done e're seen!! |
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...so perhaps a flip-straw device inserted into the top of the head rather than chopping it off. |
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Yeah, like those egg shaped salt shakers that always turn up on The Antiques Roadshow. these nay-sayers [DN], I love the idea. And I love weebles. Do they still make them? |
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Whilst looking to see whether or not they still make weebles I found that there is a big difference between the UK and the US ones. It's disturbing. The American ones scare me and I can't quite work out why. They just seem wrong somehow. |
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But if they wobbled, won't that spill at least part of your drink anyway?
See link for alternative method - I've got one of these decanters and it works a treat. am sure you could make a cup the same... |
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