What can you carry hot liquids with?
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October 21st, 2009
I know Thermoses and all, but I’m wonder actually things like, Insulated cups and stuff. I’m doing this for a Crude Oil project.
I got a product that has some type of oil in it, or was refined enough to make a part of it. I got a Thermos bottle. Now, my second question was, What alternative solutions can you come up with to this lifestyle? I need at least three. So, instead of actually using a Thermos, because I’m actually supposed to be thinking like all the oil in the world is gone. So, something that can be similar to a Thermos, but doesn’t have an oil component in it. Thanks so much guys!
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What are you trying to ask? Your question is not really coherent or logical. I have no idea what you are really asking. Your options for hot liquids are those you have mentioned plus a container with a handle. The rest of it doesn’t make sense as oil has no relationship to a thermos flask.
What about hot cups. They are like styrofoam but they are either made from corn or now from potatoes. They are compostable and thus much better for the environment than styrofoam.
There is always glass too. They have little fuzzy things to put over the glass so that it won’t burn you and if it falls it is less likely to break. I use a glass mason jar to carry my cold water.
Aluminum containers, similar to thermoses can be used to carry hot liquids with.
Also, Siggs can be used for hot liquids, but ouch! burning fingers.
Wrap any container with an old towel. That will help insulate it to keep the heat in.
An old-timey way to do it is to put your container of hot liquid inside a larger container and pack straw all around it, again to provide insulation.
Traditional thermos is a glass vacuum inner container (glass is made from quartz sand, no oil there, and you can make it by burning coal or wood), with a metal outer shell to keep the glass from breaking if you drop it. The metal outer shell can be stainless steel for long life, which you can again make with coal coke and some ore.
I would be concerned that the siggs top is made from plastic (although that could corn oil based plastic, which would circumvent the whole question, I think)
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