Every question, answered.

That's the surface it's built around. It works at least as well on hard, flat ground as anywhere — the wide base plants flat on the desk or the floor, and the fins hold the can or bottle so an elbow or a mouse-swing doesn't send it over. It settles back instead of tipping.

That's the scenario it's built for. The wide flexible base holds its footing even inside a wide forearm arc, and the fins keep the can or bottle from sliding when an elbow catches it. It resists tipping — a direct hard hit is still a hard hit, but the ordinary catch-and-recover is exactly what it shrugs off.

Measure the base, not the rim. A base of 2 to 3 inches across fits — the 40 oz Stanley does, and so does the slim energy can down at the narrow end. Handled mugs don't; the handle gets in the way of the fins.

It doesn't need one. Nothing bolts into the aluminum profile and nothing needs a chassis-specific bracket — it just sits on the floor beside the rig, at hand level instead of down by the pedals, and moves the moment you rearrange the setup.

It's not a lid — nothing stops liquid that's already out of an open can. What it does is keep the can from tipping in the first place, which is where most keyboard damage starts: an elbow catch, a mouse swing, a cat crossing the desk. Sugary drinks are worth extra care regardless — residue can gum a switch, and the standard fix is a full disassembly and clean.

Yes — the same base holds a can or tumbler steady on a cushion instead of tilting with it, so it's not living on the carpet at foot level for three hours while both hands stay on the pad.

Coverage of them lands on the same verdict: chair movement and vibration raise spill risk rather than lower it, and a badly placed holder gets in the way of the mouse arm. This sits wherever you actually want it, not wherever the chair manufacturer bolted a holder.

Rinse it or run it through the dishwasher. It's one piece of flexible material with nothing to disassemble — no lid, no gasket, no clamp mechanism to take apart.

It's called the Steadi, molded in small runs in Orange, California by Steadi Labs — veteran-founded and patent pending. Every order ships free from steadilabs.com, with 30 days to change your mind.

No — both sit past the flex ceiling. A Hydro Flask 32 oz Wide Mouth measures about 3.58 inches across the base and a Stanley IceFlow 30 oz Flip Straw runs about 3.2 inches, while the fins flex to accept a base as wide as 3.15 inches. Both are an honest no, not a squeeze.

That one's a snug fit. The Owala FreeSip 24 oz measures about 3.12 inches at the base — just inside the 3.15-inch flex ceiling, where it seats with a push rather than settling in loosely the way a 2.6-inch can does.

Most do, by design. A G Fuel shaker or a Blender Bottle-style mixer is built with a wide, flat base so it can stand upright while being shaken, and that shape tends to land inside the 2 to 3 inch range that fits — though exact base width varies by model and generation. The fastest check is the same one that works for any container: stand it on a 3-inch sticky note. Base inside the square, it fits.

Yes. Each one grips its own container independently, so a coffee on one side of the keyboard and an energy drink on the other both get the same hold. What's standing in one doesn't change how the other holds.

Ordinary contact, yes — a cat crossing the desk or brushing past is exactly the kind of bump the base is built to absorb, and it settles back level instead of going over. A hard, deliberate swat is a different story: enough direct force tips anything, cat-caused or not, the same way a full-speed elbow would.

No. It's one piece of solid material, and dye from an energy drink doesn't have anything porous to soak into — it rinses off in the sink or the dishwasher the same as plain water would.

No — there's nothing holding it in place to shake loose in the first place. It doesn't clamp, bolt, or suction to anything; it sits on its own footprint by weight and shape, the same way it does on a desk or a couch cushion, so there's no mechanism for pedal or wheelbase vibration to work against.

It works well for exactly that moment — a new desk, a first sim rig, a couch setup that just added a console — since it's the one piece nobody thinks to add until after the first close call. It ships free and molded in small runs in Orange, California, with 30 days to see if it earns a permanent spot.

No — the grip comes from the fins holding the container's sides and the base's own weight and footprint, not from suction or an adhesive pad, so a wet, condensation-slicked can doesn't change how it sits. The same footprint holds steady on a bare desk, a cloth deskmat, or the floor beside a rig regardless of how cold the can is.