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Title: Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
Post by: paul.fr on 27/11/2008 23:51:50

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Title: Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 28/11/2008 03:41:44

Maybe if you pour it fast [???]?...

Title: Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 28/11/2008 04:05:16

Aren't the tips of the teapots a bit rough, so when you pour, the liquid gathers there and rolls down the side. I don't actually know [::)] [::)], I'm just making all of this up as I go.... [:I] [:I]

Title: Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
Post by: dentstudent on 28/11/2008 07:53:59

Those clever Germans put a small hole at the tip of the spout on the underside. This stops all dripping! I guess it breaks the bond (brooke bond?) that the water (tea) has so you don't get that capilliary action that drags the tea under the spout. Perhaps.

Title: Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
Post by: LeeE on 28/11/2008 09:56:40

Hmm...  reminds me of an off-colour joke where the cure was an implanted nasal hair that induced a 'sniff' each time a droplet formed.