{"id":146657,"date":"2024-08-06T22:25:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/smashing-idea-how-east-germany-invented-unbreakable-drinking-glasses\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T10:09:29","slug":"smashing-idea-how-east-germany-invented-unbreakable-drinking-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/smashing-idea-how-east-germany-invented-unbreakable-drinking-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Smashing idea: how East Germany invented \u2018unbreakable\u2019 drinking glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn the 1980s, a company called Superfest pioneered extra strong glass \u2013 but it disappeared with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now it\u2019s making a comebackThe glass is narrow at the bottom but bulges out a third of the way to the top. As with the classic British \u201cnonik\u201d pint, the bulge makes the glass easier to stack and gives your thumb and index finger somewhere to rest. The name is spelled in fading letters near the rim and means \u201csuper tight\u201d or \u201csuper strong\u201d in German, which one might assume to be a reference to the drinker\u2019s solid grip. In fact, it hails the glass\u2019s extraordinary durability.This is Superfest, East Germany\u2019s \u201cunbreakable\u201d drinking glass. Invented in the industry-rich but resource-poor socialist German Democratic Republic, Superfest glasses were designed with the aim of making them last five times longer than ordinary drinking glasses. They were soon found to be 10 times more durable. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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