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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10653039, member: 76316"]When liquid (I used plain ol' water) fills the cup, those eyes move, seeming to follow you as the cup is tilted this way an' that.</p><p>I think the secret is that the material the wee beads are made of is carefully chosen to be of neutral buoyancy; they don't float, nor do they sink, in their voids behind the eye-holes. bicbw...</p><p>I would sure like to know what the feature, or the cup that displays it, is properly called. Help me out, here, if you can.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10653039, member: 76316"]When liquid (I used plain ol' water) fills the cup, those eyes move, seeming to follow you as the cup is tilted this way an' that. I think the secret is that the material the wee beads are made of is carefully chosen to be of neutral buoyancy; they don't float, nor do they sink, in their voids behind the eye-holes. bicbw... I would sure like to know what the feature, or the cup that displays it, is properly called. Help me out, here, if you can.[/QUOTE]
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