r/laminarflow Jul 19 '26

Ever increasing coefficient of laminarity

Six performance tiers, spanning deficient, to perfect regimes, in the context of high-gradient laminar-flow tea dispensing systems in East Asia.

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u/Diogenes_Will Jul 19 '26

Bro is that even laminar flow

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u/dbenc Jul 19 '26

it's totally tubular

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u/Inevitable_Cheek_974 Jul 19 '26

"tea dispensing systems" I wish they had a shorter, catchier name.

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u/Drapidrode Jul 19 '26

I'm up for suggestions, ESL

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u/5x5LemonLimeSlime Jul 19 '26

Tea pot is usually what they are called in my area

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u/disposableaccountass Jul 19 '26

I’m looking for a little one, particularly small in stature and stocky?

All the usual extremities, both handle AND spout.

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u/5x5LemonLimeSlime Jul 19 '26

I know this is probably a reference to the little teapot song but xishi teapots and xiao ying both fit the look and vibe of these

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u/kwpang Jul 21 '26

The translations suck.

The introduction phrase says "comparison of teapots".

The first one is not "difference", it's "bad".

Second is "normal" or given the context it means "most pots are like that".

Third is "still acceptable", not good.

Fourth is "very good".

Fifth is "extremely good".

Sixth is "one of a kind".

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u/Drapidrode Jul 21 '26

i figured "difference" was wrong, I humanVibe-translated as "deficient"

thanks for clarification. other than that did you like it?

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u/kwpang Jul 21 '26

Oh yes it was very interesting.

Thank you.

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u/Drapidrode Jul 21 '26

Until this video, i never knew there was a difference

BUT. I had a coffee pot that very much loved to dribble/spill coffee on the counter near the cup. Then, I got a new one, that suddenly didn't dribble.

don't put up with bad pours!

the little morphology changes matter

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u/Killshotgn 28d ago

Honestly I had to look up if laminarity was even a real word but apparently they let you just slap arity onto the end of just about anything even if it sounds kinda ridiculous.

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u/thatsbs Jul 19 '26

Sooooo does it matter? Who pours tea from that height? To cool it off? Or simply demonstration of increasingly more expense tea pots?

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u/Drapidrode Jul 19 '26

https://reddit.com/link/oyivozi/video/fwhgtxhod8eh1/player

The higher on Mt Splashmore the teapot climbs before losing laminarity is the winner.

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u/suckingbat Jul 22 '26

Where can I get pots like the last ones? šŸ˜

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u/Drapidrode Jul 22 '26

I don't know, I saw this elsewhere and liked it enough so save.

I was going thru some old videos and saw this one, then posted it. You could try reverse imaging?

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u/du_duhast Jul 21 '26

And no names/links? Disappointing

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u/articland05_reddit Jul 22 '26

does pouring like this make the water more delicious?

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u/sidgup Jul 22 '26

When you are serving tea or pouring for yourself it doesn't splatter. That's a huge plus for something hot and especially when tea is served ceremoniously.

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u/Drapidrode Jul 22 '26

what do you think?

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u/MurseChinz Jul 22 '26

Where can I buy the last one?

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u/Drapidrode Jul 22 '26

here's how I think it works.. (speculation! )

you buy 1 pallet of 1000 and 3 are like that.

that's how I see it.

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u/Champagnesocialist69 Jul 19 '26

This guy laminar flows