Why cups are round

To show there are no camera tricks , Tony even fills the mug with milk and stirs it around with a spoon, using the mirror to show off the reversed shape. And no flash powder ignited, magic wand or "Abracadabra" to heighten the effect, either. Fisher's made a name for himself created such visual eye-openers , such as toy puzzles resembling pie charts and dominoes that operate like a Rubik's cube.

He's even added a video that sees him solve the Rubik puzzle with a camera mounted right on the cube. Additional videos see him playing with contraptions like a triangular toy called a Gear Pyraminx and tearing apart another anomaly called the Pentaminx.

But back to that darn cup. Frankly, unless it's the same Holy Grail that had the entire Monty Python troupe on a quest that went nowhere but the funny bones of its audience or the primitive mug that almost cost Indiana Jones his head on a couple occasions, most people would be more interested in what's in the cup.

Keep in mind that there are other mug shapes available like a heart or square but they are usually custom made. You have to also remember that in the old days, things like coconut husks, leaves or shells were used to hold liquids.

Obviously, they are not stable in shape and would most likely spill. The good news is there are plenty of design variations for the cylindrical mugs and cups. Of course, customising them with a logo or artwork makes them even more special and unique.

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