A daily reminder of what we’re doing to the planet: the Global Warming Mug

by Andi in Drinking Gadgets, Gadget Gift Ideas, Home Gadgets, Kitchen Gadgets

the earth mug
At first glance, this looks like a regular mug with a map of our planet drawn on it. Blue water, green land… and some chemical formulas.

You might wonder what they stand for, and what they have to do with our planet.
It’s very easy to find out once you pour your hot morning coffee or black tea or whatever you drink to get that boost.

Curious? Read on then…

thermo mug with dissapearing coastline

Those gases are the ones that create the greenhouse effects, and which we still spill into the atmosphere oblivious to the consequences.

Just compare the pouring of a hot beverage into the mug with the heating of the Earth’s climate, and look at the map.
You’ll notice how coastlines, islands and sometimes even vast surfaces of land disappear. It’s no joke, it’s what will slowly but surely happen with Earth!

It makes a great gift for the totally unaware friend, especially if he/she lives in one of the vanishing area.
It could be a real shock at their first coffee. That, of course, if they even notice it, given the usual morning state of the working man.
Who knows, maybe you’ll even get them to give up their car and ride a bike.

You can get this at WickedCoolStuff.com for 11 bucks.

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6 Comments on “A daily reminder of what we’re doing to the planet: the Global Warming Mug”

PixMedial — Design & Geek » Par tomar bastante conciencia a diario Says:

June 4th, 2007 at 7:20 am

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June 4th, 2007 at 8:21 am

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Geo Lounge » Blog Archive » Would you like some global warming with your coffee? Says:

June 6th, 2007 at 1:32 pm

[...] from All Points Blog pointed out this interesting post from Coolest-gadgets.com.  The Global Warming mug is available from Wickedcoolstuff.com.  Empty, the mug looks like an [...]

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June 9th, 2007 at 1:18 pm

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Heat Sensitive Cup is a great way to bring up global warming to coworkers » Coolest Gadgets Says:

October 31st, 2007 at 8:46 am

[...] cooler, then you might check out this cool mug. This Heat Sensitive Cup is not at all unlike the Global Warming Mug that you saw back in June. The mug depicts a glacier out in the ocean. However, once you pour in a [...]

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