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cup

vr.tr.cup · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent handle cups as vessels by type, material, capacity and safety, separate from cup as a unit of volume and cup as a trophy competition.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle cups as vessels by type, material, capacity and safety, separate from cup as a unit of volume and cup as a trophy competition.

A small open drinking vessel, often with a handle, for hot or cold drinks, including teacups, mugs, goblets, tea glasses and prize or commemorative cups.

What it is for: Drinking; also awarding (trophy cups) and commemorating.

It can be drink from it; choose materials safe for food contact; clean and care for it; award it as a trophy.

Distinguishing features

Drinking vessel

Many materials and forms

Food contact safety applies

Cup as a unit is a separate entry

What it looks like

A small bowl-shaped vessel, often with a handle; glass, ceramic, metal or paper.

Physical character

capacity: 50-500 ml - espresso cups to large mugs

How it is recognised

Small open vessel for drinking

Handles, stems or saucers

Trophy cups are ornamental

Related models

is a kind of - category

vessel and container

is confused with - another sense

cup as unit of volume

is confused with - trophy events

cup as competition

holds - contents

drink

In practice

Families and kinds

teacups and coffee cups

mugs

glasses and goblets

paper and disposable cups

trophy and commemorative cups

Standards and regulation

Food contact materials rules

EU Single-Use Plastics Directive for disposable cups

Lead and cadmium limits in ceramics

Failure modes and hazards

Scalds from hot drinks

Lead in decorated ceramics

Single-use waste

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.cup-3

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Type Which cup.

Type decides use.

Kind

Mug, teacup, glass.

Kind

Cup type.

  1. What kind of cup is it? definition
  2. What capacity? measurement

Material

Ceramic, glass, paper.

Material

Material.

  1. What is it made of? definition
  2. Is it safe for hot drinks? boundary
Safety Food contact and heat.

Safety matters.

Food contact

Materials.

Food contact

Food contact safety.

  1. Is it approved for food contact? provenance
  2. Could glazes leach lead? boundary

Heat

Scalds.

Heat

Scald risk.

  1. How can scalds be avoided, especially with children? action
  2. Is it microwave safe? boundary
Care Cleaning.

Care extends life.

Cleaning

Washing.

Cleaning

Cleaning.

  1. How should it be cleaned? action
  2. Is it dishwasher safe? boundary

Reuse

Waste.

Reuse

Reuse and waste.

  1. Is a reusable option available? action
  2. How should disposables be recycled? action
Senses Trophies and units.

Other senses exist.

Trophy

Prize cups.

Trophy

Trophy cups.

  1. Is a trophy cup meant? boundary
  2. Which competition? provenance

Unit

Measure.

Unit

Unit sense.

  1. Is the volume unit meant instead? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should cup types be separate entries?
  • How should the unit and competition senses be split off?
  • How should reusable cup schemes be linked?