As the saying goes, "Drink well, drink badly"
How to master goodness?
Let's take a look at the "smart cup" that the ancients could control the amount of alcohol
Kodo Cup
Forever dissatisfied!
The overall glaze of the fair cup is verdant
It is composed of two parts: a cup and a holder
The outer abdomen of the cup and saucer are engraved with a chrysanthemum petal pattern
The chicken coop cup holder is embossed with a lotus pattern
Meaning "incorruptible"
The most distinctive thing about this cup
It's an old man in the cup (i.e., a "fair guy")
This is also the reason for the name of the Fair Cup
Unlike other cups
The fair cup is a cup that is "forever dissatisfied".
When pouring wine into a glass
If it's only eight points full
You can taste the wine
But if the wine is higher than the chest of the "fair man".
The wine in the cup quickly drained out of the cup
It flows into the saucer underneath
Let the "greedy run out"
There is a "supernatural power" in it? It's just the siphon principle
The shape of the fair cup can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty
According to the records of the Qing Yilu in the early Song Dynasty
During the reign of Tang Wenzong
There were female officials in the palace in order to cope with the emperor who drank and had fun all day long
贿赂内执事打造了“神通盏”
After pouring the glass full of wine
Liquor can be sneakily introduced to the plate without being known
This is similar to the principle of the "fair cup".
△ The introduction of "Divine Power Lamp" in "Qing Yilu".
Why is the Fair Cup so powerful?
This is related to the siphon principle
That is, the liquid that is sealed in the elbow
When the port pressure on both sides of the elbow is different
It flows to the side with less pressure
Originally, in the body of "public road 佬"
There is an inverted U-shaped tube
And the opening is high at one end and low at the other
The lower end is the water outlet
Through the bottom of the cup to communicate with the atmosphere outside the cup
At the high end is the water inlet
It is connected to the wine in the glass through a secret mouth
When the liquid in the cup is higher than the top of the inverted U-shaped tube
The liquid inside the container will continue to pass through the inverted U-shaped tube
From the inlet side full of liquid high
It flows to a low water outlet
A fair cup with physical principles
That's why it's used to tell the story
The principle of "full of losses, humble benefits".
Don't believe it! The ancients were good at physics!
Artifacts and Physics Ancients and Physics
At first glance, it may sound unconnected
But actually
Quite a few artifacts were shown to us
The ancients had a great knowledge of physics
△ Jiahu bone flute
More than 8,000 years ago, the ancient ancestors on the shores of Jiahu Lake
A bone flute is made from the hard wingbones of cranes
They drill an extra small hole near the sound hole
This adjusts the timbre and tone of the bone flute
This shows that the people of that time had mastered the knowledge of music rhythm and scale theory
△ Elephant Zun
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancients had already based on the principle of communicators
Created the elephant statue
The height of the trunk is at the same level as the back of the elephant
In this way, even if the inside is filled with liquid
Nor will it spill out of the trunk
△ Bronze Ice Guard
Bronze Ice Records from the Warring States Period
Insulation of the interlayer
It is an ingenious application of the principle of heat conduction
△ Copper galloping horse
Three-legged flying one-footed copper galloping horse
It shows that the ancients were able to make good use of the knowledge of gravity and balance
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杯中诠释公道，酒里彰显中庸
A small cup of justice
Science, philosophy and interest all in one
Let us have to admire the wisdom of the ancients
Source: CCTV News