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Smart Beer Mat Orders Refills

09/30/2005 8:15 AM

Researchers in Germany have invented a beer mat that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill. The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat so that it still soaks up spilt liquid and displays an advertisement. It also contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill. The mat might also be used for games as it contains an accelerometer that senses when it is being waved.

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Great Invention Ever

09/30/2005 10:08 AM

Now if we can get one for the home that alerts the local supermarket that I'm out of beer and that it's time to deliver, the world would approach perfection.

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Busy Bars

09/30/2005 1:16 PM

I really hope this takes off here in the States. I can't tell you how many pubs/bars I've been where the bartender hasn't paid attention to my pint running out. And it's not that I don't tip bad!

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Good Timing

10/03/2005 3:28 AM

This should have hit the market a month or so ago. I have just returned (today) from Oktoberfest in Munich and sometimes it was nearly impossible to get another liter (yes liter) Hurts my head to even talk about beer today!

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Re:Good Timing

10/03/2005 4:23 AM

Been there myself!! This would alleviate all the problems encountered when trying to enunciate 'zwei grosse bier, bitte' when on the fifth round :-)

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Re:Good Timing

10/03/2005 4:34 AM

Correct! I learned early in the game to sit at a table with a few older Germans. The Waiters seem to respect the elders therefore the service is a little better. Plus there is nothing like drinking 9-10 liters with somebody, when you can not understand one word they are saying

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Re:Good Timing

10/03/2005 4:39 AM

Look on it as a cultural experience ;-) It's also interesting how your mind convinces you that you're actually singing the right words to all the songs too! Paderborner Pilsner was my poison, and I was persuaded to ask a rather pretty Schnell Imbus stallholder to marry me! (she politely refused, by the way)

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Re:Good Timing

10/03/2005 5:02 AM

I was told by my friends that I made a few proposals also - thank god no one was waiting for me at the hotel when I woke up (or came to)

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