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Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?

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Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
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    « Reply #1 on: 28/11/2008 03:41:44 »
    Maybe if you pour it fast [???]?...
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    « Reply #2 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]
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    « Reply #3 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.
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    « Reply #4 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.
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