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Is There A Right Or Wrong Way To Stir Tea/coffee?
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Which way do you stir your tea or coffee - clockwise or anticlockwise? And is it right or wrong either way? I can't see that it matters at all. But the reason I ask is because when I was a kid, about an aeon ago, sitting down to my evening meal with my family, my mother suddenly let forth a howl of disapproval at me. When I asked what was the reason, she said, without a hint of irony, "You're stirring your tea the WRONG WAY!!"
I had always unthinkingly stirred it anticlockwise, and never noticed that both my parents and my sister stirred theirs clockwise. It felt normal and natural to stir it in that direction, and I've done it that way all my life.
Any thoughts?
I had always unthinkingly stirred it anticlockwise, and never noticed that both my parents and my sister stirred theirs clockwise. It felt normal and natural to stir it in that direction, and I've done it that way all my life.
Any thoughts?
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Its based around a religious myth, I think - the idea was that if you stirred anti-clockwise it would stir up the devil, or something.
From a purely efficient mixing point of view, there would be no difference between stirring anti-clockwise or clock-wise. I suppose if you want to be really sure you have thoroughly mixed things, a bit of both? :)
From a purely efficient mixing point of view, there would be no difference between stirring anti-clockwise or clock-wise. I suppose if you want to be really sure you have thoroughly mixed things, a bit of both? :)
A work colleague used to claim that agitation was more effective than stirring. He was correct up to a point but he had to agitate continuously whist one deft swirl did the job in slightly more time but with less effort and no noise. Because he was right he kept on doing it to everyone's irritation. As I don't take sugar it is a conundrum that I have avoided. No problems with the devil either....
@Hopkirk I was joshing. Its crisps. I do not care which end of the packet they come from. I would even employ the 5 second rule on seeing a crisp on the floor :)
Not a slave to superstition generally. Surprised to hear about that case you mention. Don't you just want to find that person now, mess with their heads, feed them some crisps then tell them they come from a packet opened from the wrong end? :)
Not a slave to superstition generally. Surprised to hear about that case you mention. Don't you just want to find that person now, mess with their heads, feed them some crisps then tell them they come from a packet opened from the wrong end? :)
My physics teachr set us a question.
You order a coffee at the station buffet and are given a small pot of cream to pour in yourself.
You then realise you misread your watch and the train is arriving very soon, but the coffee is very hot. Should you
a. stir the coffee, then at the last moment pour in the cream?
b. pour in the cream immediately, and stir the coffee?
Which method will result in the coffee being cool enough to drink the quickest?
You order a coffee at the station buffet and are given a small pot of cream to pour in yourself.
You then realise you misread your watch and the train is arriving very soon, but the coffee is very hot. Should you
a. stir the coffee, then at the last moment pour in the cream?
b. pour in the cream immediately, and stir the coffee?
Which method will result in the coffee being cool enough to drink the quickest?
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