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I had always wondered the same thing about these cups (startrek.website)

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[–] Haus@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The cup is bottom-heavy and usually has a high friction substance on the bottom so that it's less likely to spill when you take an unexpected wave on Earth, or an unexpected photon torpedo on DS9.

E2a: You can google Feltman Langer or no-spill mug.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah I always thought it was kinda funny that this became "the raktajino cup" when I always took the cup's shape to be a symbol of how DS9 was this ramshackle station "on the frontier". I mean it makes sense that Klingons would want a mug that can resist spillage but when DS9 first aired I never thought it was anything beyond just a robust mug.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

On DS9 you always expect photon torpedos.