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Exhibit C: IF IT TRIES TO ESCAPE WHEN YOU HOLD IT ONE-HANDED IT'S A BAD MUG. I love my "Actually, I Can" mug but I'm in a constant war with it about not tipping over and covering me in coffee. MAKE THE HANDLES MAKE SENSE. Ideally with an upward tilt at the top for optimal grip.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Its only purpose I could determine was to trap water separate from your beverage and splash you.

Exhibit B: A coworker has a pineapple mug. It has pineapple texture (bumps and ridges) on the exterior. I cannot imagine drinking from that monstrosity without a lot of discomfort.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Exhibit A: A coworker got me an elephant mug. It had a slab of clay attached to a mostly normal mug to create the elephant's head. That slab had an open top and closed bottom and was completely disconnected from the liquid-holding part of the normal mug.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This rant brought to you by me drinking coffee from my expensive-mug-I-was-too-awkward-to-back-out-of-buying-when-I-saw-the-price and it making a FREAKING PUDDLE OF CONDENSATION SO I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LEAK. MULTIPLE TIMES.

Anyway. Mugs. Strong opinions. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
bottoms. The bottom having a lip is, I have learned, important. Ideally you want a decent-sized lip. Mugs with a shallow but wide lip can be prone to condensation getting trapped and that's annoying. You CAN get away with it, but you need a thick bottom so the heat transfer is slowed.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
and impractical mugs (see Exhibit B). I also have strong opinions about mug handles (see Exhibit C). And don't get me started on the stupidity of handwash-only mugs (also don't look at three of my favorite mugs, I know I'm stupid). The latest, though, is that I have strong opinions about mug

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September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM