Systems and methods for providing container special effects

A food/beverage container, comprising:

• special effects circuitry comprising:
• one or more special effects devices configured to output one or more special effects;
• a circuit board;
• a power source;
• one or more sensors to detect a capacitance level caused by contact between a food/beverage substance and an external capacitive object;
• one or more resistors;
• and
• a controller configured to receive sensor data indicative of the capacitance level via the one or more sensors and to output the one or more special effects via the one or more special effects devices based at least in part on the sensor data.

A special effects system, comprising:

• one or more sensors configured to detect a change in a capacitance level associated with food being supported by a food container;
• a controller, wherein the controller comprises processing circuitry configured to:
• receive sensor data indicative of the change in the capacitance level;
• determine one or more special effects based on the sensor data;
• and
• generate the one or more special effects via one or more audio devices, one or more light sources, one or more haptic devices, or any combination thereof, of the food container.