On 6/2/2014 12:18 AM, Opinicus wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 22:26:03 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> That would work if the rice were all one solid piece without airspace
>> in between the grains. ANd if
> 8<!
>> And if .... and if...
>
>> Or you could just use a measuring cup.
> This has got me thinking about a measuring vessel or maybe a
> rice-cooker with a cone insert...
>
> Speaking about applying geometry to food, you know how you can pack
> seven circles into a hexagon shape? (One circle at the center with six
> more tangent to its circuference and forming a ring?) Long ago that
> gave me the idea for a seven-pack to replace the six-pack. You could
> carry 1.1666...% more beer in a single hand. There would be other
> benefits. The packs would be easier to stack up and would be more
> stable in those pyramids that they strew around supermarket aisles as
> traffic bollards.
>

I have a number of pots from Ikea's "Favorit" line. I like them a lot.
One of the features that I appreciate is that they have measuring lines
etched into the inside of the pot, so there's no need to measure when
filling up with, say, a quart of stock or water.