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And the reveal.....
New survey: what the direction you stir says about your IQ.
Left handed, anti clockwise
According to Guy Martin, if you put the milk in first you make an emulsion, if you put it in last you're making a mixture and it makes a difference apparently. I wouldn't argue with Guy Martin when it comes to the science of making tea.
Right handed, anti clockwise.
Tea, milk, sugar - each and any, in isolation, is acceptable.
Any combination/permutation is unacceptable and indescribably vile.
Tea; leaves plus water.
That is all.
Fin.
the same way as water drain.
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What direction in the Southern Hemisphere
And several other similar posts.
This is an utter nonsense and I thought better of STW's denizens. The Coriolis effect is real, but it is miniscule. What affects the direction water drains in is much greater influences like which tap you used last.
According to Guy Martin, if you put the milk in first you make an emulsion
Then he's a ****ing moron. You're taking science lessons from a race car driver?
OK, so I'm right handed (mainly, although I skate and box left handed) and clockwise, this puts me in a minority.
Milk in last, because it tastes better.
Has anyone tried my microwave experiment btw?
Jesus H Corbett, it's speaker cable all over again.....
Milk first then tea then short CW stir if from a pot.
Now, if I’m making it in a mug… Pour boiling water on to bag so it ‘fizzes’ and expands, this expansion keeps it buoyant. Add milk. Use fingers to dunk teabag up and down. Leave teabag in so gets stronger the more you drink.
Oh and of course use a mug that’s been unwashed for so long it’s black inside
Like the actor Reece.
With-a-spoon!
People still add milk? How quaint. 🙂
Tea; leaves plus water.
That is all.
Fin.
This.
People care how other people make their tea? How weird (sorry, forgot: 🙂 (just in case anyone thought I cared that anyone cared how anyone else makes their tea))
Woah! What kind of crazy person puts the milk in first?
Pouring form teapot? Milk in first.
Making in mug, milk in last.
Tea bag? Up and down gently (never stirred).
Remove bag, small splash of milk then a quick clockwise stir, one lap is enough, as I don't use sugar obviously.
I am ambidextrous. But I use my left hand for tea, I now realise.
Any combination/permutation is unacceptable and indescribably vile.
What if I said sponge pudding?
And several other similar posts.
This is an utter nonsense and I thought better of STW’s denizens. The Coriolis effect is real, but it is miniscule. What affects the direction water drains in is much greater influences like which tap you used last.
*cough* post no. 10…
Buggeration. Good catch.
What affects the direction water drains in is much greater influences like which tap you used last.
The last one I used was in the loo in a filling station just outside Dumbarton
Oh, in answer to the original question, I don’t stir it, I just move the teabag up and down in the mug, serves the same purpose. And I don’t take sugar.
Milk first , clockwise.
The secret is to place the tea bag on the milk , not in. Immediately and slowly pour the boiling water on the tea bag , letting the hot air inflate it as the bag rises to the top of the mug.
It’s an art and creates the perfect non scummy cup of tea.
The cup is more important, for tea very because it is a delicate drink and needs a proper china cup, three quarters of a liter mugs just not on.,
And milk first is overtly common too.
As a left-hander in the southern hemisphere ...
... I don't actually stir my tea. I use leaves. Let it infuse. Add milk.
What kind of crazy person puts the milk in first?
When I lived in Camden this was the only way of making tea without a floating scum on the surface.
Then he’s a **** moron. You’re taking science lessons from a race car driver?
Guy Martin a race car driver? <eye-raise emoticon>
No, Jerry was a race car driver.
Obscure ref, I applaud! 🙂
The secret is to place the tea bag on the milk
You're lucky I'm no longer a moderator. Goddamn deviant.
Guy Martin a race car driver? <eye-raise emoticon>
Sorry, slip of the brain, I knew that.
You don’t stir oolong Formosa. For the record, My tea timer cube has been a revelation. And if normal black tea it’s five minutes n a proper tea pot. Milk first, no sugar and no stirring.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TFA-Dostmann-38-2035-04-Cube-Timer-digital/dp/B079J8WFND