Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
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Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
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Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#2Initially assumed it was due to some sort of contamination or production defect.
Turns out people leave perishable and fermenting foods in the thermos, and after a while when opened, the pressure lifts the lid of the thermos at quasi-unimaginable speeds, striking the curiously unsuspecting humans straight in the face, with some instances causing permanent damage to vision.
Coffee is hot, but a pressure release system is cool too..
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#3Happened to me once. I was emptying one of my child’s thermoses in the bathroom when it suddenly "exploded" and sprayed the contents all over the bathroom walls. Quite a remarkable day :)
I didn't consider it a defect, though. I can hardly imagine cheap products adopting this solution.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#4I too from the headline assumed it was some sort of chemical contamination during manufacturing.
But then I read the words "The malfunction is due to multiple models of containers missing a pressure relief function in the center of the stopper."
How non-existent does your quality assurance have to be in order to miss such a critical, obvious and easy to identify flaw ?
Looking at the published photographs, you don't even need training to identify that manufacturing defect. A five year old could spot the difference between "lid has a hole" and "lid does not have a hole".
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#5Initially assumed it was due to some sort of contamination or production defect. Turns out people leave perishable and fermenting foods in the thermos, and after a while when opened, the pressure lifts the lid of the thermos at quasi-unimaginable speeds, striking the curiously unsuspecting humans straight in the face, with some instances causing permanent damage to vision. Coffee is hot, but a pressure release system…
I'm a little surprised it's a recall - is there some expectation that it should have pressure release? Can you not sell simpler products legally?
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#6Initially assumed it was due to some sort of contamination or production defect. Turns out people leave perishable and fermenting foods in the thermos, and after a while when opened, the pressure lifts the lid of the thermos at quasi-unimaginable speeds, striking the curiously unsuspecting humans straight in the face, with some instances causing permanent damage to vision. Coffee is hot, but a pressure release system…
I'm a little surprised it's a recall - is there some expectation that it should have pressure release? Can you not sell simpler products legally?
> is there some expectation that it should have pressure release?
Scroll down in that article to the section with photographs of "recalled" and "not recalled" lids side by side.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm a little surprised it's a recall - is there some expectation that it should have pressure release? Can you not sell simpler products legally?
> is there some expectation that it should have pressure release? Scroll down in that article to the section with photographs of "recalled" and "not recalled" lids side by side.
Why is there an expectation that it should be a required feature?
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
> is there some expectation that it should have pressure release? Scroll down in that article to the section with photographs of "recalled" and "not recalled" lids side by side.
Why is there an expectation that it should be a required feature?
> Why is there an expectation that it should be a required feature?
What point are you trying to make here ?!?!
Given that it should be there, it is quite clearly a product feature on Thermos jars.
So, of many examples that cross my mind.... let's say you were a long-term user of Thermos products. There's your "expectation".
I assume it probably features in the product literature that comes in the box too.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#9So who decided to cut costs by "simplifying" the lid design? A case of Chesterton's fence perhaps?
My partner has one of these so just checked it. It does have the pressure relief feature, but it turns out it's also missing all the seals anyway so never would have been a problem!
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#10I too from the headline assumed it was some sort of chemical contamination during manufacturing. But then I read the words "The malfunction is due to multiple models of containers missing a pressure relief function in the center of the stopper." How non-existent does your quality assurance have to be in order to miss such a critical, obvious and easy to identify flaw ? Looking at the published photographs, you don't…
I would assume that it was some cost optimization that led to the removal of the pressure relief.