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Today, when I was surfing the Internet, I saw a male netizen say that he noticed that the coffee cup lids that appeared inadvertently are simply unknown modern miracles.

Cup lid: huh? Are you talking about me?

This. On weekdays, it is true that less attention is paid to it.

Ahem, but to get back to the point, I wonder if people really pay attention to the difference between shop and shop, cup lid and cup lid when they order take-out coffee and milk tea.

The friend said, "Cup lid? I didn't pay attention to it, and I don't usually expect to appreciate its design. "

But it is such a humble small design that can reflect the great wisdom of the designer.

American architects Louise Harpman and Scott Specht have collected cup lids while doing architectural design for many years, and have co-authored a book focusing on the design and extension of coffee cup lids.

Photo: Benjamin English/ Princeton Architecture Press

This book classifies all kinds of coffee cup lids into four types:

Stripping (Peel)

Pinch type (Pinch)

Snout (Pucker)

Stamping type (Puncture)

Photo: Benjamin English/ Princeton Architecture Press

In the beginning, the lid of the coffee cup was a piece of thick cardboard with no special features. It was only later that the plastic lid appeared-the edge of the lid had a circular edge to increase strength.

In the 1980s, there were cup lids with small holes that could be opened, so that they did not have to open the whole lid, replacing the previous ones with flat edges.

Stripping (Peel)

The two authors trace the invention of the cup lid back to 1953. This peeled cup lid, designed by Delbert E. Phinney, has been patented for this purpose. The so-called "stripping" means to tear back a little bit from the preset notch position, which can be fixed on the lid, which is still common today.

Photo: Benjamin English/ Princeton Architecture Press

(peeled cup lid (logo is not familiar with the face XD))

Pinch type (Pinch)

Similar to stripping, the difference is that when you open the lid, you need to use your thumb and index finger to buckle the lid down rather than rip it off completely.

Photo: Benjamin English/ Princeton Architecture Press

Stamping type (Puncture)

Press the raised button down, and when the button is sunken, cracks will occur, which can not only keep the cover intact, but also avoid accidentally tearing the lid when pulling.

Photo: Benjamin English/ Princeton Architecture Press

(when you buckle your fingers down, it's easy to dip into the coffee.)

Snout (Pucker)

The most common type of cup lid today is the muzzle type, which drinks coffee directly through the hole in the lid. The lid protrudes on the outside and the grooves next to it are designed to prevent coffee from accidentally spilling and to prevent your nose from touching the lid. When drinking, the lips are completely glued to the lid, not the cup.

Photo: Benjamin English/ Princeton Architecture Press

People may not care too much about what is special about the cup lid design, after all, coffee is the protagonist. But the small cup lid looks ordinary, but there is great knowledge hidden in it.

In addition to these four, there is also a coffee cup lid called Viora Lid. It is also mug-mouthed, but simulates a mug full of coffee, increasing the area of the grooves so that the hot drink clings to the top instead of dangling around inside.

The architectural Viora lid, with a raised edge, imitates the shape of the mug and contributes to the aroma of coffee. Designers believe that smell is one of the core elements of the drinking experience. Making such a small change on the coffee lid can greatly improve the consumer experience, which is believed to be something that many coffee shops are willing to do.

Oh by the way, I'm sure you've been curious about those lids with only symbols and acronyms, right? Wonder what those weird symbols above represent, don't you? If you are careful, you will find that there is a triangle on the lid of many hot drinks, with the number 5 in the middle. In fact, it shows that the material of this cup lid is made of No. 5 plastic polypropylene (PP) and can withstand high temperature.

There must be a "warning" on the lid of each hot drink cup. Its appearance is even more important than the printing of the brand name of coffee.

This is because in 1994, a woman accidentally spilled a hot drink from McDonald's, causing her third-degree scald. After that, all coffee cup lids must be marked with warnings such as HOT, CAUTION, ATTENTION and so on.

We can see these small symbols every day, but because they appear so many times and take them for granted, few people will ask what they mean.

At present, coffee cup lids are still mostly made of plastic, which is not very environmentally friendly. However, in the future, coffee cup lids, take-out coffee cups, and even applications in other fields will tend to be replaced by materials, such as cups, lids, straws, tables and chairs, daily necessities, and so on.

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