Tap Water Bottle

Most of us know that water is good for us. But that good can sometimes be canceled out when using the wrong container to hold it in. With the growing concern over bisphenol-a, or BPA in plastic bottles many people have been looking for alternatives to hold their favorite drink. In comes the Tap Water Bottle. Sure, it’s nothing more than a glass bottle, but it is safe for you and functional at the same time. The flip cap makes loosing or dropping caps a thing of the past.

“It’s always best to store water in glass containers. Water is the universal solvent. It dissolves some part of everything it contacts. When water is stored in plastic containers, it takes on some of the chemicals the plastic is made from. Water stored in glass containers tastes better and looks better. Glass is better for you, and better for our planet. You can see what you’re drinking. …and the flip cap provides a superior seal that won’t get lost.”

Buy the Tap Water Bottle from Tap Water Bottle for $10.

Plastic Bottles, Glass and Cans

Here is a set of cute little video on recycling plastic bottles, glass and cans that I stumbled upon on Vimeo. The advert was done by the people that run Recycle Now. How many of you recycle?

Winestein Beer & Wine Mug

The Winestein Beer & Wine Mug could easily be considered the mullet equivalent of drinkware. It doesn’t really know what it wants to be so it takes advantage of both worlds. Works for me!

“You like sipping wine, but sometimes you’re just more comfortable with a mug in your mitt. Well this double-walled do-it-all lets you have it both ways. Elegant wine stem on the inside, manly beer stein on the outside, it’s a glass for all reasons. So pour yourself a nice measure of vino, grab it with gusto, thoughtfully inhale the bouquet, then toss it back.”

The Winestein Beer & Wine Mug holds 8 oz. and measures 6 inches tall x 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

Buy the Winestein Beer & Wine Mug from Perpetual Kid for $19.99.

Cocktail Chemistry Set

I hated chemistry in high school and college. I never saw the appeal in playing with acids and bases. Nonetheless, this Cocktail Chemistry Set from Perpetual Kid is super cool and geeky all at the same time!

Includes:

• 1 Shaker (Measures: 6 1/2″ tall x 2″ wide, holds 10oz./plastic)
• 1 Flask (Measures: 7″ tall x 3 1/2″ wide, holds 20oz./glass)
• 1 Stirrer (Measures: 8″ long/ glass)
• 4 Test Tubes (Measures: 6″ tall x 1″ wide, holds 2oz. each/glass)
• 1 Stand (Measures: 5″ tall x 13 1/2″ wide/metal)

Buy the Cocktail Chemistry Set from Perpetual Kid for $32.99.

Laboratory Beaker Mug

I received these beaker mugs from a friend last Christmas and I absolutely love them! They are the perfect kitchen companion for any science geek. You can pick up one of these glass beauties from ThinkGeek.com for $9.99.

“If you’re awesome, you know that coffee’s heavenly taste comes from a perfect balance of acids – aliphatic, chlorogenic, and alicyclic carboxylic acids and phenolic acids, and sweet roasted carbohydrates in the form of mono and polysaccharides and sucrose, and alkaloids. Hundreds of different individual chemicals! The combinations of which depend mostly on the roast, skill of the roaster, and even the kind of brewing pot you use.

The bottom line is, your coffee mug is full of chemistry, so why are you sipping your bitter black brew from a simple and boring ceramic mug? Where’s your science, man?”