Comment on I had always wondered the same thing about these cups

Norgur@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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  • ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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    • The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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      • ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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      • ggppjj@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Search for Feltman Langer mug, should get you there.

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  • rivr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    IIRC people had laughs in Picard S2 seeing lamps from Ikea on that synths planet

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    • NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      “Like so many others, synths have become slaves to the IKEA nesting instinct.”

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  • theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • essellburns@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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  • ggppjj@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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  • 567PrimeMover@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • Norgur@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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• EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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