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580,000 glass coffee mugs recalled because they can break when filled with hot liquid (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 9 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This just in - glass is not great at handling rapid temperature changes. More at 11!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, some types of glass are very good at handling rapid temperature changes, at least in the range you'd find cooking. Why they wouldn't use that glass is beyond me.

[–] nik282000 2 points 9 months ago

Because american cops are afraid you will use it to cook meth.