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PSA: That ceramic mug with the hairline crack finally split on me mid-coffee
I was at the bus stop on 5th and Main last Tuesday, holding my favorite mug from a yard sale, and it just snapped right down the middle. Hot coffee went everywhere, my hand got a little burned, and I had to toss the whole thing in a trash can across the street. Now I check every mug I get for tiny cracks with a flashlight before I bring it home, even if it looks fine. Anyone else had a cup fail on them in public, or do you just trust all thrift store ceramics?
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michael_coleman101mo ago
Burned my own hand the same way last year, except mine had a chip in the rim that I kept ignoring because it was my lucky mug. Turns out lucky mugs are not a real thing, or at least mine was not. I walked around the rest of that day smelling like a diner floor. Now I do the tap test too, just flick the rim with a fingernail and listen for a dull thud instead of a ring. Takes two seconds and saves a lot of grief.
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