Etymology

Pythagorean cup

Today it means: A practical joke device in a form of a drinking cup, sometimes used to make statements about greed. When it is filled beyond a certain point, a siphoning effect causes the cup to drain its entire contents through the base. Full definition →

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The story

Credited to Pythagoras of Samos.

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