chocolate teapots...........














“As useless as a chocolate teapot”
It's an amusing English idiom, commonly used to describe something or someone that is a complete waste of time.

The origins of the phrase are somewhat obscure, as are many similar idioms to denote uselessness, such as a chocolate fireguard, a concrete parachute or a snooze button on a smoke alarm.


 




Read how the Naked Scientists made one that (almost) worked)

And one experiment that didn't work so well....

 Can't be bothered to make your own ? Buy one here

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