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Thread ID: 115597 2011-01-25 07:23:00 Bottoms Up (cup and drink dispensing invention) Paul.Cov (425) PC World Chat
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1172510 2011-01-25 07:23:00 www.stuff.co.nz

Great idea, or just a gimmick?

Seems good sense, and less likely to produce a crazy head on the beer - might be a must have for those pubs selling Guinness.
Paul.Cov (425)
1172511 2011-01-25 07:30:00 Cool! Just think what a difference it would make at a stadium!! Get rid of those bottles - hoons won't throw plastic glasses... johcar (6283)
1172512 2011-01-25 08:06:00 Very impressive how they've managed to implement it without it either costing heaps to make a cup or having it all leak out once it's filled. 8ftmetalhaed (14526)
1172513 2011-01-25 08:27:00 Amazing machine. At first I thought that an Irishman must have invented it. We all know that beer is poured into the top of the glass not through the bottom. Watching the clip I see the law of gravity being defied. It is amazing that no beer flows out the bottom. The hole at the bottom must be filled up super quick. Bobh (5192)
1172514 2011-01-25 09:55:00 I want a demo model for the shed ... :D SP8's (9836)
1172515 2011-01-25 10:09:00 Only problem I can see there is that the bartender has a few difficulties getting the cups ON the machine, it also looks awkward and slow when he takes the full ones off.

A fully autonomous solution perhaps? or maybe a better system for loading and unloading, perhaps the customer should just take his cup when done?
The Error Guy (14052)
1172516 2011-01-25 18:34:00 Yeah, I hadn't thought about how the cup base has to get sealed against the dispenser nozzle, otherwise there's a lot of waste.

It presumably must be clipped in somehow, otherwise the cup would float off the dispenser.

I suppose wasted beer is not much of a concern when the aim of the thing is to maximise the flow of cash going across the bar.
Paul.Cov (425)
1172517 2011-01-25 18:51:00 www.stuff.co.nz

might be a must have for those pubs selling Guinness.

I think you will find it will probably only work on those fizzy alcopops like Speights or CD not on real beer that require a slow regular pull from a hand pump
gary67 (56)
1172518 2011-01-25 23:18:00 Bring on the Hep c Gobe1 (6290)
1172519 2011-01-25 23:20:00 I think you'll find that the 'glasses' are not (supposed to be) reusable.

Here's a similar invention (but poured without the need for a seal in the bottom of the glass): http://turbotap.com/
johcar (6283)
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