# The glass has extra capacity **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307 "2009-01-21T15:44:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/1 "2009-01-21T15:44:12Z")
The glass is half full. The glass is half empty. Who’s been drinking from my glass? The glass ’ capacity exceeds the maximum requirement by 100%. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/2 "2009-01-21T15:45:27Z")
Who cares? You’ve got to wash it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/3 "2009-01-21T15:54:45Z")
This is not my glass. My glass was full, and much bigger than this one. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/4 "2009-01-21T15:55:38Z")
The glass has a crack in it. No wonder it’s losing fluid. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/5 "2009-01-21T15:55:47Z")
My glass is twice as large as it needs to be. My glass is full with a safety factor of two. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/6 "2009-01-21T16:24:17Z")
My glass is full. (I’m using an order-of-magnitude estimation) ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/7 "2009-01-21T16:24:29Z")
Screw the glass, give me the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/8 "2009-01-21T16:25:30Z")
The glass is full: 50% with water, 50% with air. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/9 "2009-01-21T16:29:17Z")
Who moved my glass? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/10 "2009-01-21T16:35:16Z")
The fundamentals of the glass are strong. Look at all of that capacity for expansion! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/11 "2009-01-21T16:36:33Z")
What the heck is this? I ordered a cheeseburger! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/12 "2009-01-21T16:39:21Z")
The bottommost half-glass is full. The uppermost half-glass is in need of filling. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/13 "2009-01-21T16:41:12Z")
We could fill the other half of that glass with gin. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/14 "2009-01-21T16:43:09Z")
The glass is wet on the inside. Can you make it wet on the outside? And still so I can drink from it? I like it dry on the inside. And it’s the wrong color. I like pink. No, not that pink. And it’s too glassy. Can it be a less glassy glass? More of a . . . _you_ know. Just not so glassy. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/15 "2009-01-21T17:42:51Z")
Why’d you use so much glass? ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/16 "2009-01-21T17:46:14Z")
Half full is good, the beer needs room to breathe… ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/17 "2009-01-21T17:46:51Z")
You could freeze the glass and then it would slightly more than half full of ice. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/18 "2009-01-21T17:52:51Z")
Oy! Who’s drinking my $@#%@# beer??? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/19 "2009-01-21T18:35:02Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > What the heck is this? I ordered a cheeseburger! It’s a cheeseburger smoothie. We put it in a glass. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-has-extra-capacity/482307/20 "2009-01-21T18:35:49Z")
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