Charles & Marie are taking pre-orders for the successor to their heat-sensitive “On/Off” mug—this one goes from “Cold” to “Hot” when you add something, you know, hot. Still very pricey at $25, but apparently they sold out of the last ones, so I may not know the going rate for a fancy mug.
They do say that this mug is dishwasher safe, which is good. (I had related my previous experience with heat-sensitive mugs being somewhat fragile in the wash.)
Catalog Page [CharlesAndMarie.com]
Previously • Heat-Sensitive ON/OFF Coffee Mug [BBG]
Do want! Seriously, is there anything more annoying than getting distracted at work and going back to a lukewarm sip of coffee from your standard mug? At least this way, I’d have a warning. =P
I’m guessing that this is aimed at retirement-aged prostitutes.
I think if I bought one of these, I’d sit down with a pair of thermometers, a notebook, this mug, a plain ceramic mug, and a stopwatch. I’d want to see if this coating affected the rate at which the drink loses heat (most likely not) and at what temperature the change takes place. Then I could use the mug to tell me when I should start chugging the tea so I can make a fresh mug.
I remember when I saw my first mug like this. I believe I was the late 70s. I spent a lot of time pouring hot water into it, watching it change, emptying it and them putting it in the freezer to cool it down.
Took a long time for someone to decide having the mug change from a car to a boat isn’t as cool as “Hot” and “Cold”
The washing machine killed it. I hope these are more sturdy.
“That’s hot.”
“Nope – now it’s cold.”
Cantcha just imagine Paris Hilton playing with one of these?
For hour after hour?
And still not getting it?
My “Disappearing Civil Liberties” mug (where the 1st, 4th, etc amendments disappear when in hot water) didn’t survive a trip through the dishwasher.
They all washed off eventually, though that may also have been the fault of the 2004 elections.