Remember we reported that Japanese whisky company Suntory wanted to send some of its whisky into space? The idea behind it was to see the effects of space and how it could potentially age whisky. Say they are successful and they want to pop open that bottle to celebrate their success, but given the lack of gravity, that could be an issue.
We’ve seen videos of how liquid will float in space and how drinking something as simple as water seems like quite a chore. However the folks at Ballantine’s have decided that astronauts are human beings too and they should be able to enjoy whisky normally like the rest of us. So much so that they have created the Space Glass.
The idea behind the Space Glass is to create a vessel for the liquid that will allow it to stay within the glass and be drunk like how it would be back on Earth. This involves more than just putting a lid on the cup and hope that the drink doesn’t float away. In fact the glass comes with a custom nozzle that allows the drink to enter the glass. There is also a built-in magnet that allows it to be attached to a metal surface without floating away either.
Now while alcohol has been prohibited from being drunk on the International Space Station, it is possible that the glass could be used for other kinds of liquid. Either way it’s a pretty cool and novel idea, and you can see it in action in the videos above.
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