How to get water out of a glass, without touching the glass?

A typical brainstorm question in which you can suggest a straw, heating, a sponge, and many other ways, of which typically we’ll select the best one (the easiest, cheapest, best, or safest). If you would like to know how many ways the world knows, you can abstract the question to ‘move liquid’. The CREAX Function database organises knowledge by function, so ‘move’ is a function, and ‘liquid’ is an element of selection. This gives you 48 ways to move a liquid, including an explanation per technology, with a schematic animation. Use the CREAX function database for:

Use the CREAX Function database for
Finding new ways to solve a problem	If you normally screw a table together, you will find 20 alternative ways to ‘join solid’.
Finding out what technologies are competing	If you make washing powder, you’re in the cleaning business, ‘clean solid’ reveals another 26 competing technologies.
Finding new markets for your technology	If you have a new way to cool solids, the category ‘cool solid’ will give you a list of existing technologies, which are in markets where you can make a difference.

Go to the CREAX function database.

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