The ordinary pour is the wrong solutionSourced
A puzzle jug makes drinking into a challenge
Puzzle jugs have perforated necks that prevent a conventional drink without spilling. A hidden tube supplies another route through the vessel. Popular in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century homes and taverns, the container itself becomes a puzzle.
The familiar shape does not guarantee the familiar operation.
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