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

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

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