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18 Aug 2005 11:34:31 PM |
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fastest way to stir sugar into coffee/tea? |
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
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| User: "Androcles Androcles@ MyPlace.org" |
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19 Aug 2005 02:52:53 PM |
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<phlegmatico@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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|I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
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| IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
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| Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
It depends on the cup:spoon ratio. A teaspoon in a bucket
isn't as efficient as a stoker's coal shovel in a demitasse.
Androcles
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21 Aug 2005 09:04:53 AM |
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Children, the answer is obvious. Add the sugar to the water before
brewing the coffee.
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19 Aug 2005 08:37:10 PM |
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circles I recorded 12 seconds.
back and forth recorded 8 seconds.
change directions wasthe most agitation
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| User: "Bernd Breitschaedel" |
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22 Sep 2005 03:32:19 AM |
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schrieb:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Use powdered sugar.
(better surface/volume - ratio)
Bernd
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| User: "Michael Plant" |
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22 Sep 2005 05:43:27 AM |
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Bernd Breitschaedel43326b04$0$11868$3b214f66@aconews.univie.ac.at9/22/05
04:32berndb@sbox.tugraz.at
phlegmatico@yahoo.com schrieb:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Use powdered sugar.
(better surface/volume - ratio)
Bernd
Might I suggest the fastest way possible: No sugar?
Michael
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23 Sep 2005 11:04:13 AM |
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Michael Plant wrote:
Bernd Breitschaedel43326b04$0$11868$3b214f66@aconews.univie.ac.at9/22/05
04:32berndb@sbox.tugraz.at
phlegmatico@yahoo.com schrieb:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Use powdered sugar.
(better surface/volume - ratio)
Bernd
Might I suggest the fastest way possible: No sugar?
Michael
How is not having any sugar the fastest way to stir sugar into
coffee/tea?
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| User: "Maarten van Reeuwijk" |
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06 Oct 2005 07:34:33 AM |
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Might I suggest the fastest way possible: No sugar?
Michael
How is not having any sugar the fastest way to stir sugar into
coffee/tea?
Okay, then a refinement: only add one sugar-molecule, is optimally mixed
straight away.
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Maarten van Reeuwijk dept. of Multiscale Physics
Phd student Faculty of Applied Sciences
maarten.ws.tn.tudelft.nl Delft University of Technology
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| User: "Helmut Wabnig EmailAddress" |
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22 Sep 2005 06:37:02 AM |
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:43:27 GMT, Michael Plant <mplant@pipeline.com>
wrote:
Bernd Breitschaedel43326b04$0$11868$3b214f66@aconews.univie.ac.at9/22/05
04:32berndb@sbox.tugraz.at
phlegmatico@yahoo.com schrieb:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Use powdered sugar.
(better surface/volume - ratio)
Bernd
Might I suggest the fastest way possible: No sugar?
Michael
Which reminds me of the fact, that sweetness (of coffee)
does not come from sugar,
but from stirring.
The sugar is only there to know, how long.
That fact has been documented many years ago in TV show,
as I try to remember ...
Think, think, was it Ephraim Kishon? Or was it Loriot?
Dunno.
w.
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| User: "Richard Schultz" |
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22 Sep 2005 06:26:40 AM |
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In sci.chem Bernd Breitschaedel <berndb@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote:
: Use powdered sugar.
: (better surface/volume - ratio)
I don't know what it's like in Austria, but in the U.S., commercial powdered
sugar has starch added to prevent caking. The prospective coffee drinker
should probably grind the sugar in a coffee grinder himself.
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Richard Schultz
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
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"Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad."
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| User: "tadchem" |
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06 Oct 2005 08:45:40 AM |
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Richard Schultz wrote:
I don't know what it's like in Austria, but in the U.S., commercial powdered
sugar has starch added to prevent caking. The prospective coffee drinker
should probably grind the sugar in a coffee grinder himself.
And how would that be 'faster'?
Personally, I think you could add the sugar to the grounds *before* you
brew the coffee. It will dissolve in the hot water straight away. You
also sugar the whole pot before you even pour, so no time is wasted in
stirring individual cups.
Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA
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| User: "Alan" |
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25 Sep 2005 12:39:09 PM |
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:32:19 +0200, Bernd Breitschaedel
<berndb@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote:
phlegmatico@yahoo.com schrieb:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Use powdered sugar.
(better surface/volume - ratio)
Bernd
There is/are additives in powdered sugar (talc, I think) in most places.
There is a kind of sugar called baker's sugar (in the US) which is ground
finer than 'regular' sugar, but not as fine as powdered sugar. No
additives that I know of.
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| User: "Real Name EmailAddress" |
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22 Sep 2005 05:06:20 AM |
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:32:19 +0200, Bernd Breitschaedel
<berndb@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote:
phlegmatico@yahoo.com schrieb:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Use powdered sugar.
(better surface/volume - ratio)
Bernd
Use liquid sugar
rn
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22 Sep 2005 05:39:35 AM |
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Get a life.
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| User: "Bernd Breitschaedel" |
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23 Sep 2005 02:43:49 AM |
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Get a life.
Don't surf the net or newsgroups while stiring the coffee.
Bernd
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23 Sep 2005 10:58:01 AM |
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get a coffee cup with baffles! Improves the turbulence and therefore,
better mixing with the use of additional power (or equal mixing while
using less power depending on your objective... ).
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| User: "Michael Plant" |
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22 Sep 2005 05:44:49 AM |
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donstockbauer@hotmail.com1127385575.243728.139830@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.c
om9/22/05 06:39donstockbauer@hotmail.com
Get a life.
Oh, donstockbauer! Is that an interjected autobiographical imperative?
Michael
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24 Sep 2005 05:46:19 PM |
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No. Anything else?
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18 Aug 2005 11:57:13 PM |
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wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic
discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
First pour the sugar into the cup.
I suppose you could use a spoon to do that.
Then pour in about twice as much coffee
as it takes to just cover the sugar in the cup.
Grab the top of the cup and swirl it until the sugar disolves.
Finish filling the cup with coffee.
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pete
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19 Aug 2005 02:42:22 AM |
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"pete" <pfiland@mindspring.com> schreef in bericht
news:430566AC.42D7@mindspring.com...
phlegmatico@yahoo.com wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic
discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
First pour the sugar into the cup.
I suppose you could use a spoon to do that.
Then pour in about twice as much coffee
as it takes to just cover the sugar in the cup.
Grab the top of the cup and swirl it until the sugar disolves.
Finish filling the cup with coffee.
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pete
Wow, you must be really in a hurry...
I would suggest get rid of the sugar, it only takes a week to get accustomed
to and it saves you a lot of time for the rest of your lifes.
Ivo
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| User: "pete" |
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22 Aug 2005 06:11:19 PM |
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Ivo van der Putten wrote:
"pete" <pfiland@mindspring.com> schreef in bericht
news:430566AC.42D7@mindspring.com...
phlegmatico@yahoo.com wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic
discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make
half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
First pour the sugar into the cup.
I suppose you could use a spoon to do that.
Then pour in about twice as much coffee
as it takes to just cover the sugar in the cup.
Grab the top of the cup and swirl it until the sugar disolves.
Finish filling the cup with coffee.
Wow, you must be really in a hurry...
The best part is that I can see exactly when there's no
undissolved sugar at the bottom of the cup, before I top it off.
I would suggest get rid of the sugar,
it only takes a week to get accustomed
to and it saves you a lot of time for the rest of your lifes.
I suppose you could get rid of the coffee too,
and save even more time.
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pete
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22 Aug 2005 07:06:29 PM |
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The fastest method is that of the typical Indian
street corner chai makers. All consituents are
boiled (tea, water, milk and sugar) together
and then refreshingly poured into a cup.
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Pete Brown
Falls Creek
OZ
www.mountainman.com.au
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23 Aug 2005 06:36:59 PM |
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mountain man wrote:
The fastest method is that of the typical Indian
street corner chai makers. All consituents are
boiled (tea, water, milk and sugar) together
and then refreshingly poured into a cup.
When I used to work at an extract
and artificial flavor factory in Brooklyn NY,
they brewed the break time coffee with the sugar in it.
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pete
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21 Aug 2005 06:13:28 AM |
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wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously
in _New Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the
spoon, but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
One thing I do know is how _not_ to make tea, after seeing a
pathetic spectacle the other day - someone putting a teabag,
and milk, and sugar all into the cup before the boiling water!
They must have ended up with a cup of gnat's ***** ;-P
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22 Aug 2005 05:47:51 AM |
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<john_ramsden@sagitta-ps.com> wrote in message
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phlegmatico@yahoo.com wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously
in _New Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the
spoon, but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
One thing I do know is how _not_ to make tea, after seeing a
pathetic spectacle the other day - someone putting a teabag,
and milk, and sugar all into the cup before the boiling water!
They must have ended up with a cup of gnat's ***** ;-P
It is actually the way they make tea in most parts of India...
/Claus ;o)
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22 Aug 2005 05:51:49 AM |
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In article <4309ad38$0$18639$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>,
"Claus Trillingsgaard" <noreply@use.net> wrote:
<john_ramsden@sagitta-ps.com> wrote in message
news:1124622808.389800.227010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
phlegmatico@yahoo.com wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously
in _New Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the
spoon, but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
One thing I do know is how _not_ to make tea, after seeing a
pathetic spectacle the other day - someone putting a teabag,
and milk, and sugar all into the cup before the boiling water!
They must have ended up with a cup of gnat's ***** ;-P
It is actually the way they make tea in most parts of India...
How many gnats does it take to fill a cup of tea?
[emoticon deliberately misreading your post]
/BAH
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21 Aug 2005 05:18:51 AM |
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In article <1124622808.389800.227010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
phlegmatico@yahoo.com wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously
in _New Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the
spoon, but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
One thing I do know is how _not_ to make tea, after seeing a
pathetic spectacle the other day - someone putting a teabag,
and milk, and sugar all into the cup before the boiling water!
They must have ended up with a cup of gnat's ***** ;-P
Not half-circles, but figure-8s with liquids and circles
with the stirrer in at a slant with viscous (I think that's
the correct word) mixtures. Watch somebody cooking pudding
or mixing batters for breads or cakes.
/BAH
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21 Aug 2005 08:00:42 AM |
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What's a remailer? I'm a newbie.
Of course, a photon doesn't have internal structure. It along with
protons, neutrons, and electrons are our 4 fundamental particles,
cybernetic "axioms". Quantum physics is nothing more that you
physicists cataloging their properties. You don't look for structure
below an axiom - you ust note its properties. This cybernetic form
underlies everything. Cybernetics of course is the Theory of
Everything. You guys have cute ties.
- Donsky Oatsky, The Nut (Pecan) Farm, LLC. LLC in ardor to save WAD
(Worthless American Dollars). Have a nice day. Address your issues.
Oh by the way - Mr. Zick sucks dog penis.
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21 Aug 2005 12:01:53 PM |
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What's a remailer? I'm a newbie.
Of course, a photon doesn't have internal structure. It along with
protons, neutrons, and electrons are our 4 fundamental particles,
cybernetic "axioms". Quantum physics is nothing more that you
physicists cataloging their properties. You don't look for structure
below an axiom - you ust note its properties. This cybernetic form
underlies everything. Cybernetics of course is the Theory of
Everything. You guys have cute ties.
Surely you know that Protons and neutrons are not fundamental but made
up of quarks and gluons?
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22 Aug 2005 12:20:14 AM |
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Drink quality coffee, without sugar. Accompany it with a sweet morsel.
Or, take it like the Vietnamese: With condensed milk, instead of cream
and sugar.
If you work at a university, stay away from the coffee vending machine
.... it's swill, and who knows how clean the inside of the machine is
kept?
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19 Aug 2005 09:50:47 AM |
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I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Axial (horizontal plane) plus azimuthal (vertical plane) stirring will
do it. Half-cycle reversal adds useful turbulance.
--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf
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23 Aug 2005 05:07:34 PM |
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Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
Eat the sugar and drink the coffee and let the stomach do the work,
while you do other stuff. That's what it's there for. It's:
multitasking. Since the processes are pipelined, there's no latency
involved.
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19 Aug 2005 12:28:34 PM |
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wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
The fastest way to stir sugar into coffee/tea is to not drink
coffee/tea ;-).
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19 Aug 2005 10:43:07 AM |
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Blender. A paint can mixer. Sugar cube in mouth. Real tea drinkers
don't use sugar except for culturally deprived.
Jim
phlegmatico@yahoo.com wrote:
I vaguely remember seeing this topic discussed quite seriously in _New
Scientist_ magazine.
IIRC, they decided that one should make half-circles with the spoon,
but precess the circles.
Anyone got a firmer handle on this?
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