In space, the everyday becomes tricky. Drinking, for example. As you can't rely on gravity to wash the liquid into your mouth, pressurized containers are often used. If you spill a liquid, though, it floats around in the zero G environment, possibly ending up in electronic equipment.
Canadian chemical engineer Brian Lowry has come up with a baby-cup for outer-spacers. The spiral design, seen above, keeps the liquid contained by its own surface tension, but also makes it easy to get the last drop because you suck at it like a straw. According to the New Scientist, "An astronaut could drain a helix holding a drink in a single draught". That sounds a lot like an orbital frat-party, to us.
Corkscrew cups could keep space drinks flowing [New Scientist via Slashdot]
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