Marcus Tullius Cicero's Ladle

==Origin== This ornate bronze ladle seems to be the origin the phrases "Tempest in a Teapot" and "Tempest in a Teacup."

This metaphor, referring to a problem blown out of proportion, originated from the works of Cicero, a roman philosopher. De Legibus, written about 52 B.C.E., includes the phrase "excitabat fluctus in simpulo," which translated is "he was stirring up billows in a ladle."

Effects
Whenever the bowl of the ladle touches liquid, incredible storms are created in the surrounding area. Storm intensity will increase the longer the bowl is at least partly submerged.