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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (17 children)

My theory is that the cup is regular on the inside and the bottom is weighted to provide stability. It's raktajino. It's Klingon. So if a spontaneous heroic fight erupts around you, you want to

  1. Use the cup as a weapon
  2. Swipe the cup out of the way for the battle without it toppling over so you can then use it to toast on your glorious victory in the battle of the breakfast.
[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Fun fact: these were actually real cups you could buy (they picked them because of how weird they were), so there are likely unsuspecting people out there using them still today. They don't know that they're prepared for a battle at any moment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If only I could find one that is the right shade of blue now!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@The_Picard_Maneuver I already tried looking, lol, and while there are some lovely ceramic travel cups out there, I think you'd have to go to a ceramics studio and make your own!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Man, I have to learn a skill for this?

It might be worth it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

@The_Picard_Maneuver ceramics is sooooo fun!! Do it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Apparently they're made by a company called "Feltman Langer." (Source: http://www.trekprops.de/raktajino-mug-replimat)

There are a bunch of them on Ebay for fairly reasonable prices, but generally with nautical designs on them instead of the solid blue used in the show.

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