Fans of Patrick McGoohan’s classic BBC spy series The Prisoner will recognize this gimmick from Episode 15, “The Girl Who Was Death.” It’s a pint glass with words etched on the bottom (in authentic “Village” font) that appear line-by-line as the liquid is imbibed. My version is the closest reproduction of the original I could achieve.
I have an old friend who is a rabid fan of the show, and I made her a set of four of these as a gift for her most recent birthday. The stencil art is attached to the project as a PDF, and is available in other popular vector formats from Thingiverse.
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funny! cuz its true!!!
well, if your beverage contained alcohol anyway :)
Noooo!
I though alcohol was a preservative ;)
Also true!
Gets rid of the weak brain cells so it effectively preserves the strong ones!
How can you make sure people hold them right-side up and not get “Poisoned Been Just Have You” (only upside-down)?
Well, you could use a mug instead of a glass, and choose the orientation of the mug handle with respect to the text based on whether the person using the mug is right- or left-handed…
How can you make sure people hold them right-side up and not get “Poisoned Been Just Have You” (only upside-down)? They might think Yoda has just poisoned them…
Awesome project! I’m definitely adding this to my list of things to try. Thanks for the write up, Sean!
Sean, awesome job!!! I would love to buy a couple of sets of these for friends if you ever make any more.
Thanks, Trey, quite belatedly, for your interest. I did finally manage to get a run of these etched and they are available here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76104876/you-have-just-been-poisoned
Thanks, Trey, quite belatedly, for your interest. I did finally manage to get a run of these etched and they are available here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76104876/you-have-just-been-poisoned
Awesome! Ordered two to start with. May get more… Thanks!
Awesome! Ordered two to start with. May get more… Thanks!