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Status Indicators

The Blend of coffee and condensed milk indicated.Ho Chi Minh City, 2005

The degree to which condensed milk and coffee has mixed visible through glass. Drinking becomes a positive feedback loop - the taste and status of the drink is confirmed as coffee is drunk, and can be further stirred. Possible downside? Stirring is a one-way sweetening process. But does it need to be?

Observed from a watch-the-city-wake-up session in Ho Chi Minh City.

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