Why does coffee drip down the side of the mug?

Avid coffee drinkers are well aware of the frustration of the coffee ring: that nasty brown circle left on the table after you pick up your mug. The groove uses the principle of surface tension to catch and hold those tiny little droplets and prevent them from reaching the very bottom of the mug.

How can you carry a full cup of coffee without splashing it?

But fear not, fellow coffee spillers, because you can take steps to avoid this from happening:

1. Don’t fill the cups too much. Leave a gap large enough so the spilling step is beyond your walking distance.
2. Use a larger mug.
3. Walk slower!
4. Watch the mug, not the floor.

How do you make a mug without dripping?

Myka Meier, founder and director of Beaumont Etiquette, explains the ~correct~ way to hold a coffee mug: “Loop your index finger into the handle and keep your thumb on top of the handle. Your remaining three fingers — middle, index and pinkie — are tucked into the palm of your hand.”

What is the thing you put under your cup?

It can be either a coaster, a saucer or a doily. Sometimes also it can be a substantial napkin underneath the cup or mug. If it’s a small dish that (usually) matches the cup, it’s a saucer. If it’s not a dish, but a circle or square of some other material such as tile, wood, cork, or paper—it’s called a coaster.

Why does coffee mugs spill so easily?

Both coffee and beer are liquids, however, so why is one of those beverages so much more prone to sloshing over the edge of its cup or glass than the other? Curious physicists have now identified the answer—it all comes down to foam. In other words, the thicker the head of foam, the less likely a spill will occur.

Why do coffee cups always spill?

Most failures are failures in manufacturing, such as poor adhesion of glue, not enough pressure during manufacturing, a mismatch in overlap, degradation of the seam over time and shipping wear, etc. Now consider that 58 billion cups are produced each year.

How are you supposed to hold a coffee cup?

Myka Meier of Beaumont Etiquette says the correct way to hold your coffee mug is like this. “Loop your index finger into the handle and keep your thumb on top of the handle. Your remaining three fingers — middle, index and pinkie — are tucked into the palm of your hand.”

What is saucer?

A saucer is a small, rounded dish that sits beneath a tea or coffee cup. Objects with a similar round shape can also be called saucers, including flying saucers and saucer-shaped TV antennas. The very earliest saucers were small sauce dishes, and the word stems from the Latin salsus, or “sauce.”