Comments on: A Mug of Marvelous Design http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:26:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mohammad http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Mohammad Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:45:44 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-1836 Dear Sir, this design is an innovation to mugs models. I would like to have it.but, how can I take one? I write from Iran. Best Regards Mohammad Dear Sir,
this design is an innovation to mugs models.
I would like to have it.but, how can I take one?
I write from Iran.

Best Regards
Mohammad

]]> By: Michael Morris http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Michael Morris Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:51:47 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-1094 I thought it was an antique phone pole insulator. Plug the end - same thing. I thought it was an antique phone pole insulator. Plug the end – same thing.

]]> By: Bdox http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Bdox Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:35:34 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-940 That mug will radiate the heat right out of your coffee! That mug will radiate the heat right out of your coffee!

]]> By: Euan http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Euan Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:30:22 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-927 It's actually a clever design from a production perspective. Cups and handles are formed separately using moulds then hand joined before firing. Being able to mould just the one part means the that production can be automated easily. It’s actually a clever design from a production perspective. Cups and handles are formed separately using moulds then hand joined before firing. Being able to mould just the one part means the that production can be automated easily.

]]> By: Andrew V http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Andrew V Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:57:26 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-926 As some of you said, the fins will do little to cool off the actual liquid contained in the mug. First of all, ceramics in general are very poor conductors. So in this case, as sam-i-am noted, the extra material would function more to insulate the mug (although the greatest amount of heat lost in any open-top mug will still be straight up into the air). Secondly, the fins are not there to cool the drink; they are designed to dissipate what heat does get transferred into the mug into the air, from the sides of the fins, before it reaches your delicate fingers resting on the tips of the fins. I would also like to note that heat sinks have been around for a long time, so the combination of fins and a porcelain mug is really more of a juxtaposition of the old and very old. As some of you said, the fins will do little to cool off the actual liquid contained in the mug. First of all, ceramics in general are very poor conductors. So in this case, as sam-i-am noted, the extra material would function more to insulate the mug (although the greatest amount of heat lost in any open-top mug will still be straight up into the air). Secondly, the fins are not there to cool the drink; they are designed to dissipate what heat does get transferred into the mug into the air, from the sides of the fins, before it reaches your delicate fingers resting on the tips of the fins.
I would also like to note that heat sinks have been around for a long time, so the combination of fins and a porcelain mug is really more of a juxtaposition of the old and very old.

]]> By: sam-i-am http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-923 sam-i-am Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:52:59 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-923 um, radiators radiate heat; they are made of conductive material. Porcelain is an insulator; you can hold onto the mug because the porcelain is thicker (insulating) where you're grabbing the mug and the ridges are providing less surface contact, transmitting even less heat. um, radiators radiate heat; they are made of conductive material. Porcelain is an insulator; you can hold onto the mug because the porcelain is thicker (insulating) where you’re grabbing the mug and the ridges are providing less surface contact, transmitting even less heat.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Ryan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:43:31 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-922 martin wrote: Isn’t that what a handle is for? Posted 06 Jan 2008 at 8:28 pm Sure, if you have no sense of fun, or appreciation for design. I personally prefer my mugs without handles. It's more comfortable to hold. martin wrote:

Isn’t that what a handle is for?
Posted 06 Jan 2008 at 8:28 pm

Sure, if you have no sense of fun, or appreciation for design. I personally prefer my mugs without handles. It’s more comfortable to hold.

]]> By: Limited Fun http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Limited Fun Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:35:57 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-921 It looks like it's been turned inside out....awesome! It looks like it’s been turned inside out….awesome!

]]> By: gus http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-919 gus Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:09:08 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-919 I would like this in black and also bottomless. I would like this in black and also bottomless.

]]> By: RunGene http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/comment-page-1/#comment-917 RunGene Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:49:41 +0000 http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/01/04/a-mug-of-marvelous-design/#comment-917 White color only? White color only?

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