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The first thing I thought when I read about the new project from British designer Kacper Hamilton was, "How many times has this guy seen the movie Se7en?" The second thing I thought was, "How the hell do you drink out of such funky glasses?"

Hamilton's "7 Deadly Glasses" is a set of bizarre red wine glasses based on the 7 Deadly Sins. The one representing sloth, the fourth sin, is pictured here. It's an especially apt design since someone has to turn the the valve at the bottom so the sinner can drink. The glasses representing the other sins seem much more difficult to drink from. I'm not sure if it's because these sins are considered deadlier or what. Take wrath; it's a glass that has a teardrop shape hollow cut out of the top. It looks impossible to drink out of without cutting one's face.

Hamilton says the glasses are "about celebrating passion and encouraging the user to be sinful in a theatrical passion." I can understand why he chose red over white to embody sinfulness. I suppose a set of white wine glasses would have revolved around a less punitive bit of Western culture, like the nine muses of Greek mythology.

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While I still believe that the 13-pound gummy bear is the true definition of gluttony, Flickr user Wiedmaier has depicted all seven deadly sins in that most noble medium of gummy. Titled "The Seven Gummie Sins," the series features seven photos of bears acting out, well, you get the idea. As you might have guessed, the one pictured here is envy. Who knew those little bears could be so emotive? If you get a chance, check out the rest of Wiedmaier's library, as there's some great food photography as well.

[Via Elliot Back]