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q quench: physical.


Does a glass's shape affect how much juice you pour to quench quench,
v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil.


quench

to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water.
 your thirst thirst, sensation indicating the body's need for water. Dry or salty food and dry, dusty air may induce such a sensation by depleting moisture in the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat. ?

New research shows it does. People pour 77 percent more liquid into short, wide glasses compared with tall, skinny (Skinny Station Protocol) Cisco's proprietary implementation of the H.323 IP telephony model. Skinny phones can also be configured for the SIP protocol. See IP telephony.  ones--even though the glasses hold the same total volume. "Our eye focuses on the vertical instead of the horizontal," says nutritional scientist Brian Wansink Brian Wansink (born 1960, Sioux City, Iowa) is an American professor in the fields of marketing and nutritional science. He is best known for his work on consumer behavior and specifically on food psychology and behavior, which focuses on how micro environments (supermarkets, , The result: People believe they've poured more when the shape of the glass is tall compared with when it is short and wide.

Using short, wide glasses can mean consuming more calories over time. Wansink found the extra juice added 53 calories. To cut down on the amount of soda he and his work colleagues drink, Wansink replaced their glasses with tall, skinny ones. "People don't notice says.
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Author:Norlander, Britt
Publication:Science World
Date:Feb 2, 2004
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