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The Assassin’s Teapot is a clever ancient Chinese invention designed to pour two different liquids—one safe, one deadly—used to secretly poison enemies without suspicion. (www.utubepublisher.in)
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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Any sturdy teapot can be an assassin's teapot if you swing it hard enough.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Interesting topic, horrible, probably AI writing

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All of this guy's post are of the same AI slop site.needlrss to say, goes right into the blocklist.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah, good catch. Looks like a spambot

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Here's a video demonstrating one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJL0XoNBaac

He has other videos showing cool stuff similar if you like this sort of thing and want more :)

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I get how you select the fluid that pours out, what I don't get is how you fill each fluid...

[–] HellieSkellie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

You would pour a drink through the hole in the top of the pot to fill the top chamber, and you would pour a different drink into the bottom of the spout to fill the bottom chamber

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Steve Mould did a video on it