Saturday 3 December 2011

Navy Mugs

Q: Why do many navy coffee mugs have no handle?

A: So you can tell if the liquid is too hot to drink. They were used in WWII and were called "watch mugs" and had no handles to keep the watch sailors' hands warm.

From http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_many_navy_coffee_mugs_have_no_handle

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