{"id":482,"date":"2026-02-16T17:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/?p=482"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:16:12","slug":"chatgpt-often-dumber-than-a-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/?p=482","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT – often dumber than a Toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I could not believe it. The following idea is from a YouTube video on a channel named @FatherPhi who also has a website<\/a>. I do not trust anybody on the web anymore. So I tried it myself. And, yes, the same thing happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You said:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

I have a cup where the bottom is open and the top is sealed. What can I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Interesting object \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a cup with an open bottom and a sealed top<\/strong>, then as a cup<\/em> it won\u2019t hold liquid \u2014 anything you pour in will just fall out the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you can do depends on what you want:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. If you want to use it as a normal cup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You have two main options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Seal the bottom<\/strong>\n
      \n
    • Use waterproof epoxy or strong glue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Attach a circular plate (plastic, metal, wood) as a base.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • If it\u2019s ceramic, a ceramic repair kit works well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Remove or open the top<\/strong>
      If the top is just a lid, try removing it.
      If it\u2019s permanently sealed, you could carefully cut it open (depending on material).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n

      2. Use it differently (creative options)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Since it\u2019s essentially a tube closed at the top<\/strong>, you could use it as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      • A\u00a0plant cover<\/strong>\u00a0(like a small cloche)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A\u00a0lamp shade<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A\u00a0pen holder mounted upside down<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A\u00a0wind chime body<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A\u00a0sound resonator<\/strong>\u00a0(if you\u2019re experimentally inclined \ud83d\ude09)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \n\n\n\n

        3. Physics experiment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        It could be useful to demonstrate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • Air pressure (if you temporarily seal the bottom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Vacuum effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Resonance of air columns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \n\n\n\n

          If you tell me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • What material it\u2019s made of (ceramic, plastic, metal, glass?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Whether the top can be opened<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • What you\u2019d like to use it for<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            \u2026I can give you a more precise solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            You said:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

            You say, I cannot drink out of that cup?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

            In its current form \u2014 no \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            If the bottom is open<\/strong> and the top is sealed<\/strong>, there is no way to hold liquid inside it. As soon as you try to pour something in, gravity wins and it runs straight out the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            You could only drink from it if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            • Seal the bottom<\/strong>, so it can hold liquid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Open the top<\/strong>, so you can pour something in from above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Or use it in a very unconventional way (e.g., hold it upside down and let liquid flow through \u2014 but then it\u2019s not really functioning as a cup).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              As described, it\u2019s basically a hollow cylinder closed on one end \u2014 not a usable drinking vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Unless\u2026 this is a riddle? \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              You said:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

              If would not work if I turn it upside down?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

              Ah \ud83d\ude04 \u2014 now we\u2019re getting somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              If you turn it upside down<\/strong>, then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • The\u00a0open bottom becomes the top<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The\u00a0sealed top becomes the bottom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                So yes \u2014 in that orientation it would<\/em> function perfectly as a normal cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                In other words, nothing is wrong with the cup. It was just upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                So yes \u2014 you absolutely can drink from it. You just need to turn it over \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                I could not believe it. The following idea is from a YouTube video on a channel named @FatherPhi who also has a website. I do not trust anybody on the web anymore. So I tried it myself. And, yes, the same thing happened. You said: I have a cup where the bottom is open and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":483,"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renegrothmann.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}