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Why do teapots always tend to drip, no matter how carefully you pour?
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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 [
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FOGger to the unsuspecting
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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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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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