Outside the Mug, Question 1:

One of my sons, when he was a kid, had filled a cup just that full. He was creeping back to the lunch table trying hard not to spill any so I yelled, "DON'T DROP THAT!"

His mother made ME clean up the mess.

Your wife is wise!  Did you learn a lesson?

The book arrived today.

I think all that comes down to your children growing up with a great sense of humour inherited from parents, along with learning how not to take themselves all that seriously...

OUCH!!

Aw. I'm sure I've seen coffee cups filled that high. See my comment below Veena's answer. 

I agree with you... my picky pedantic point i was being silly about was of the meniscus  was above the rim... the center  of the surface will also be above the rim hence can't be inside the cup... where as mercury may be possible if i remember  correctly ... and of course to me the real question is unanswerable and is this... if you had not said anything would the son have made it?... this is fast more interesting but now last in the mists of time...

Oh, yeah. He was going really well. He only had a couple of feet left.

My primary concern is that if coffee doe's cause a convex meniscus effect, hence stands higher the the vessel, then would it be fair to say that given we have a soficus, the coffee isn't able to sit higher than the vessel (the stomach), so therefore it has on place to go but out, consequently making us look fat. Hmmm this concerns me greatly, I think I'm going to target drinks that have the concave meniscus effect.

Did I hear someone call me blondie 

Well blondie or not Austrans I just enjoyed thoroughly your great post!

Why thank you VirginiaL, I'm currently showing my partner your kind words, according to her I speak so much verbal diarrhoea I don't have a chance in hell of putting on weight. ;-) This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 20, 2017 12:21 AM MDT

My soficus has just had it's daily workout. We had a late lunch.

That's good, I hope it was Italian as it's an accepted practice over there. I have my own way to express my appreciation for a good meal, but it seems to go down like lead balloon here. 

Lol... all too  funny :)

And you will never look fat :)

Ta for the kind words Oz, I've decided to ease up on the coffee anyway, but continue with the copious amounts of (concave meniscus) red & verbal diarrhoea, despite what the meanie says. 

As long as it's verbal you're kool:)

I guess it would give a new meaning to the expression... giving someone a spray... hahahahah 

Austrians... Up until then... I really like you!
But that is just an image that's going to stick lol
I'm speechless... Holding your breath so to speak
Ps ... Thanks for being public spirited!... A mutual friend dobbed you in :)

RALMAO ... thank you so much ... a good belly laugh never goes astray ... judging by your response my work here is done.
Would it be fair to say you no longer consider me kool?
btw, if it's the same mutual friend I think it is, they really should consider the fact that they have to go to sleep at some point .... mWhahaha 

Lol... and yes re you know who... and i couldn't agree more... can i lend you a rather large mallet?
:)

... and you'll always be kool!

Please don't go down the large mallet path, quoting Ita Buttrose, "she's already Mighty Thor"... lets just leave sleeping dogs lie.