Wineglass Avatar: Half Full or Half Empty?

[Robb]

Poll question: Wineglass Avatar: Half Full or Half Empty?

Optimists or pessimists here at DU at the moment?

[Hep]

1. west wing

I think we should just agree that it isn't full.

[ForrestGump]

3. I disagree

I think we should just agree that it isn't empty.....

:-)

[Richardo]

2. Engineer: It's apparently twice as big as it needs to be...

:D

[ForrestGump]

4. I hear that all the time

Oh. You mean the glass. Okay......

[northzax]

5. depends

if it's bordeaux, then it's just fine. if it's a burgundy (less then 10 years old) then it's in the wrong fucking glass to being with, so why bother paying attention?


and don't get me started on the Syrah...

[LynneSin]

6. Que Syrah, Syrah

Whatever will be will be!
The future's not ours to see
Que Syrah, Syrah!!

[JVS]

7. Uncertain

The glass could hold more than twice the amount it has in it, thus more than half full. But you don't fill wine glasses to the brim, you fill them about half way and there is more than half of that amount.

On edit: It looks like it could use a refill though

[Robb]

9. "You don't fill wine glasses to the brim"

Maybe you don't. Lately I have. I wanna see surface tension on that sucker. Give me a convex meniscus or give me death!!

[southpaw]

8. I don't think it's wine at all...

Looks like oil... Sour crude.

[goobergunch]

10. The glass is always half empty. (n/t)

[ProfessorGAC]

11. I Voted For Choice 3, You Philistine!!

Besdies, i measured it VERY VERY carefully and i find that the glass is 51.3333765% full to the top, even allowing for the parabolic shape of the bottom.

Boy, calculus is fun. (OK. So i'm a weirdo.)
The Professor

[UrbScotty]

12. Optimismts outnumber pessimists 2-1

Always a good sign, of course!

[KCDem]

13. sorry, I had to add my pessimistic attitude to the poll

Philistine/schmilistine, I like my wine and I like my glass full!

Mmm... wine... honey, if you're reading, can you swing by Specs on the way home and pick me up some shiraz?