Indestructible Super Mug To Save Humanity

prostoalex writes "Next time a ceramic mug falls on the ground, you won't have to buy a new coffee:"A team of undergraduates at the university in Socorro designed a ceramic mug that can fall 15 feet onto concrete pavement and still hold a full cup of java afterward without leaking."" Thank god I can sleep easy at night ;)

Just like Toast

[Lev13than]

A team of undergraduates at the university in Socorro designed a ceramic mug that can fall 15 feet onto concrete pavement and still hold a full cup of java afterward without leaking.

The secret is to butter the bottom of the mug, thus ensuring that it always lands the right way up.

Next Project: A Ballmer-Proof Chair

[digitaldc]

The NewMexTech students are purportedly working on a new indestructable chair.
It will have the ability to absorb impacts from dropping, kicking or throwing due to sudden fits of rage and violent outbursts of anger. [sys-con.com]

Not if you...

[tanverenzo]

Thank god I can sleep easy at night ;) Not if you drink that cup of Java :-P

Time tested coffee mug

[Maurader]

I think I'll stick my ole reliable Pessimist's Mug to cheer me up in the morning. If I drop it, it was not meant to be.

Re:Bah.

[Iamthefallen]

True, they don't. But then, a parachute attached to the pieces in chess doesn't make any sense.

Re:Bah.

[LordSnooty]

Neither do the rules of chess.

ObYoungOnes:
Vyv (trying to fix a video recorder): Yeah, but it doesn't say, "ensure the machine isn't full of washing-up liquid"!
Mike: Well it wouldn't, would it?! I mean, it doesn't say, "ensure you don't chop up your video machine with an axe, put all the bits in a plastic bag and bung em down the lavatory"!
Vyv (grabs video recorder): Doesn't it? Maybe that's where we're going wrong!

Re:Bah.

[cloak42]

"Obscenity is the crutch of the inarticulate motherfucker."