A few years ago, I read somewhere that the Pyrex had been sold to a Chinese firm. So, if you have Pyrex glassware made 20+ years ago (they're nearly indestructible) these were made in the USA to the exacting standards that made the glassware a mainstay in any kitchen home. However, if you have recently purchased Pyrex glassware, these are literally not the same Pyrex your mom had and they may explode in the oven.
Yes, Pyrex used to be made of borosilicate, which is very good stuff. Modern pyrex is not made of borosilicate.
Rob, why this matters is that borosilicate is shape stable under heat (more heat than your oven will make) so it doesn't flex, doesn't expand or contract inconsistently, is resistant to being bumped or dropped (to an extent.)
It's why borosilicate is the preferred glass for telescope mirrors (see that whole not reacting inconsistently throughout comment above.)
So non-borosilicate glass does expand and contract inconsistently, isn't shock-resistant, isn't stable, doesn't transfer heat evenly, which means that the slightest flaw in the piece can cause it to catastrophically react under stress. Like the above picture, heat transfers unevenly, glass shatters. Which is really bad if you want to eat the food that is now glass impregnated.
And borosilicate pyrex used to shatter in big, not-really sharp chunks. Like used to be advertised with those big ashtrays that everyone used to have. Easy to pick up if it's broken, relatively safe to walk around the area barefoot after cleaning up the broken glass.
Do that with 'regular' glass and no matter how well you clean and sweep and vacuum, a year later you'll find a missing sliver or two.
Thanks for providing the link to the fire in Nebraska. It is especially ugly since it was not the farmer's fault, but arson, likely because the family had Trump signs.
Black squirrels are just a color mutation of gray squirrels. They are most common in Michigan and Ontario, and I have been seeing them more and more, every year, as it seems like they are exploding. I live here in Muskegon, where Trump visited this past Saturday. Michigan is particularly beautiful this time of year, but it got down to the low 30's last night. Lake Michigan tends to buffer both the heat in summer and the cold in winter, if you are within 10-15 miles of it.
I've taken two solid black fox squirrels in South Georgia. Now that I know the fox squirrel mates for life, I don't hunt them any more. Grey squirrels, aka tree rats, are a different matter.
#2 and #7 have actually happened to me. My wife was fixing a chicken and rice casserole in the oven when the Pyrex dish shattered. It ruined dinner. This was about 20 years ago and she had inherited the dish from her mother, so it was probably 50+ years old - definitely not Chinese.
#7 - I just got butterfingers and dropped the stupid brush into the paint can. The air was blue and the language foul.
#5 - I read the story at bogsidebunny's link and I wonder what kind of people do that sort of thing? In Nebraska? I fear for my country because I don't know if this kind of TDS is curable without violence and bloodshed.
In South Texas our squirrels are golden. Between my pellet gun and my dogs we killed five last week. Got four more to go.
And as for #5 and what this country is coming to, there is a ton of hate on both sides. And I doubt it is going to resolve itself with talk. Trump is going to win, by a landslide and the commie crazies are going to become unglued. Many are going to die, most by the hand of State and fedgovs, but many will be taken down by us, they people who live here and just want to be left alone. But the crazies will want to make US PAY for Trump. They will go after the BOOMERS, and we better be ready to kill them or die ourselves. Harden your hearts people, the commies are coming for YOU.
A few years ago, I read somewhere that the Pyrex had been sold to a Chinese firm. So, if you have Pyrex glassware made 20+ years ago (they're nearly indestructible) these were made in the USA to the exacting standards that made the glassware a mainstay in any kitchen home. However, if you have recently purchased Pyrex glassware, these are literally not the same Pyrex your mom had and they may explode in the oven.
ReplyDeleteI also read that they were once made of borosilicate glass but now are made of soda lime glass which is cheaper and not as thermal shock resistant
DeleteAnd?
DeleteYes, Pyrex used to be made of borosilicate, which is very good stuff. Modern pyrex is not made of borosilicate.
DeleteRob, why this matters is that borosilicate is shape stable under heat (more heat than your oven will make) so it doesn't flex, doesn't expand or contract inconsistently, is resistant to being bumped or dropped (to an extent.)
It's why borosilicate is the preferred glass for telescope mirrors (see that whole not reacting inconsistently throughout comment above.)
So non-borosilicate glass does expand and contract inconsistently, isn't shock-resistant, isn't stable, doesn't transfer heat evenly, which means that the slightest flaw in the piece can cause it to catastrophically react under stress. Like the above picture, heat transfers unevenly, glass shatters. Which is really bad if you want to eat the food that is now glass impregnated.
And borosilicate pyrex used to shatter in big, not-really sharp chunks. Like used to be advertised with those big ashtrays that everyone used to have. Easy to pick up if it's broken, relatively safe to walk around the area barefoot after cleaning up the broken glass.
Do that with 'regular' glass and no matter how well you clean and sweep and vacuum, a year later you'll find a missing sliver or two.
#5 is what happens when you don't clean the chaff and grain dust from around the engine.
ReplyDeleteLeigh
Whitehall, NY
https://krvn.com/agricultural/farmer-speaks-out-following-harvest-equipment-fire-in-clay-county/
DeleteThanks for providing the link to the fire in Nebraska. It is especially ugly since it was not the farmer's fault, but arson, likely because the family had Trump signs.
Delete#3. It will still taste the same.
ReplyDeletewhere do they have black squirrels? in the southeastern US they're only grey and grey with a tinge of red.
ReplyDeleteWe have plenty of them here in michigan. I dont know the extent of their range but do know they are around Detroit up to at least Midland
DeleteI live in PA across the river from Trenton and we have black squirrels in the neighborhood.
DeleteBlack squirrels are just a color mutation of gray squirrels. They are most common in Michigan and Ontario, and I have been seeing them more and more, every year, as it seems like they are exploding. I live here in Muskegon, where Trump visited this past Saturday.
DeleteMichigan is particularly beautiful this time of year, but it got down to the low 30's last night. Lake Michigan tends to buffer both the heat in summer and the cold in winter, if you are within 10-15 miles of it.
pigpen51
I have seen black squirrels in Western, MA. None at my bird feeders, though. Plenty of the grey tree rats...
DeleteI have seen them in Kansas also
DeleteJohn in SD
Looks like squirrel and gravy with your croissant to me
ReplyDelete#9 looks like ham and pineapple so... who cares?
ReplyDelete#2 was that blank fish or something?
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I don't miss about my days painting billboards
ReplyDeleteI've taken two solid black fox squirrels in South Georgia. Now that I know the fox squirrel mates for life, I don't hunt them any more. Grey squirrels, aka tree rats, are a different matter.
ReplyDelete#2 and #7 have actually happened to me. My wife was fixing a chicken and rice casserole in the oven when the Pyrex dish shattered. It ruined dinner. This was about 20 years ago and she had inherited the dish from her mother, so it was probably 50+ years old - definitely not Chinese.
ReplyDelete#7 - I just got butterfingers and dropped the stupid brush into the paint can. The air was blue and the language foul.
#5 - I read the story at bogsidebunny's link and I wonder what kind of people do that sort of thing? In Nebraska? I fear for my country because I don't know if this kind of TDS is curable without violence and bloodshed.
In South Texas our squirrels are golden. Between my pellet gun and my dogs we killed five last week. Got four more to go.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for #5 and what this country is coming to, there is a ton of hate on both sides. And I doubt it is going to resolve itself with talk. Trump is going to win, by a landslide and the commie crazies are going to become unglued. Many are going to die, most by the hand of State and fedgovs, but many will be taken down by us, they people who live here and just want to be left alone. But the crazies will want to make US PAY for Trump. They will go after the BOOMERS, and we better be ready to kill them or die ourselves. Harden your hearts people, the commies are coming for YOU.