First, let's look at this nifty little mug my mum gave me when she went to Las Vegas. It's very lightweight, and certain to fit into most car cupholders. However, it feels thin enough that coffee scalding could be a hazard.
Another mug procured from a gift shop is from Maryland. This mug, detailed with a red crab (presumably a steamed blue crab), is made of a very thin plastic. I actually wouldn't recommend using this for hot beverages, at all, considering it doesn't even have a handle. Should you choose to fill this mug with hot coffee, however, the tab on the lid warns that you should keep the mouth of it open to let out steam.
Our next mug is more of a seasonal thermos, possibly best for hot chocolate as opposed to coffee. It has a fun Arctic scene with Canadian Geese in the sky, flying into the Aurora Borealis, polar bears playing, penguins skating, and deer headbanging. The top has a sort of switch that you push back so that a straw will pop up. There's a thin "window" on the side to reveal the beverage level within. Another interesting thing about this thermos is that when you shift the mug, the images move, so the deer really do headbang and the Aurora Borealis dances across the sky.
As an interesting side note, the southern equivalent of the Northern Lights is known as the Aurora Australis. The aurora is caused when particles in the atmosphere are ionized by solar radiation.
Our final mug of the evening is also the one I most recently received. It was given to me by the same fellow coffee-enthusiast who contributed the Rooster mug and black-on-blue cat mug. This purple travel mug is very similar to the Lexapro travel mug. A thick case of plastic insulates the stainless steel cup, keeping coffee warm and your hands safe. The lid also seals tightly, which is good for preventing spills should the coffee slosh around when on-the-go. This is, by far, my favourite type of travel mug; so much so, I sometimes even use it when I'm simply sitting at home.
That concludes this week's post of mugshots. If you have any comments, questions, or mugshots of your own, please feel free to e-mail me at metal_enthalpy@yahoo.com.
