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Comment on Exploding the exploding Pyrex rumor by nigel easom

nigel easom — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:25 +0000

I am usually all for urbam myths being debunked but my experience last night leaves me very concerned.

I am A UK resident and my pyrex measuring jug was brought in a british hardware cahain store – Wilkinsons. I do not know any more about its origin.

I took the jug out of my cupboard and placed boiling liquid in it which was poured into my casserole.

The pyrex jug was then placed on my metal drainer nothing happened. The jug was not used again except to have dirty implements placed in it.

2-3 hours later I washed the jug in warm water (hand hot or less) and placed it on the drainer. A minute or two later it exploded sending a considerable amount of glass around my kitchen.

This seems different to other people’s stories where it seems to have happened during cooking. I do not think I was palcing the jug under extreme heat conditions. I may have been wrong to place it on a metal surface but this does not seem extreme to me and anyway nothing happened until some hours later. The jug didnt just shatter or crack but sent pieces of glass all over my kitchen it was extremely dangerous, not to say frightening. As far as I am aware the jug did not come with any safety instructions.

My case does not seem to fit within the broad descriptions used to debunk the explosion stories and I will not be buying pyrex again. This is an urbam myth I will continue to take seriously.

Comment on Exploding the exploding Pyrex rumor by Trevor Butterworth

Trevor Butterworth — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:11:54 +0000

You’ve been using this dish for 23 years and because it shattered, you’re going to get rid of all you’re Pyrex? That seems like an over-reaction to me. Twenty-three years of cooking will have left a lot of abrasion on the dish – scratches and dings that you might not have thought of as significant but which will have compromised the strength. And who cooks steaks in the oven? Were you broiling the meat?

Comment on Exploding the exploding Pyrex rumor by Maureen Ward

Maureen Ward — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:12:50 +0000

My husband was cooking steaks in the oven when our pyrex dish exploded. We had this dish for 23 years. I think I will get rid of all of my pyrex now.

Comment on STATS responds to Consumer Reports smear tactics by Trevor Butterworth

Trevor Butterworth — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:52:35 +0000

There are two organizations. Both have criticized us – this one deals with Consumer Reports. The previous post deals with Consumer Affairs. Be sure to check out our latest news story

Top US EPA scientist rejects Consumer Reports’ BPA claim

Comment on STATS responds to Consumer Reports smear tactics by Diane

Diane — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:22:41 +0000

Is it Consumer Reports or Consumer Affairs?

Comment on Exploding the exploding Pyrex rumor by Angela Meiergerd

Angela Meiergerd — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:34:32 +0000

Last night while making a casserole my pyrex dish exploded on me breaking into MANY small glass peices that flew through the kitchen. The casserole was on the stove top with none of the burners on. Kind of scarry. My 2 yrs old daughter was in the kitchen too.

Comment on Men have potty hands by Boogliodemus

Boogliodemus — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:23:22 +0000

Due to obvious anatomical differences, I would bet that women have more body fluids or fecal matter on their hands after using the loo. Also, don’t forget about the folks who live in locals other than the North American continent, where using toilet paper and soap is considered odd and strange. So, even though men may wash with soap less as a percentage, women are more likely to transmit bacteria, parasites, etc… to your taco salad than men are. Now if I can only find my ‘Fecal-Vision’ glasses.

Comment on Tanning beds as harmful as smoking by jessica

jessica — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:45 +0000

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Comment on Napping Vs Sleeping by Bryan Espinoza

Bryan Espinoza — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:42:44 +0000

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Comment on CBS Sweeps Week Shocker: Glass Can Break! by Reader

Reader — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:13:15 +0000

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