dantheclammanM to WikipediaEnglish • 25 days agoKulhar (traditional Indian disposable clay cups)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9arrow-up140arrow-down11
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minus-squareThe Snark UrgelinkEnglish8•25 days agoI’m glad I read this. I love that there was an attempt to revive the practise, it’s just too bad this wasn’t a viable plastic alternative. Paper is fine for now I guess.
minus-square@AnUnusualReliclinkEnglish5•25 days agoAmphora have been a viable alternative to plastic bottles for ages.
minus-squareThe Snark UrgelinkEnglish7•25 days agoIn this case it appears the amount of clay needed would have put an undue strain on the soil, plus the energy required to bake them was prohibitive.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-225 days agoExcept baked clay is twice as dense, needs to be 20 times as thick to make a bottle out of, and will shatter if you drop it from chest height
minus-square@AnUnusualReliclinkEnglish3•25 days agoYes, that’s why it was single use. Today we tend to use glass, but that’s reusable.
I’m glad I read this. I love that there was an attempt to revive the practise, it’s just too bad this wasn’t a viable plastic alternative. Paper is fine for now I guess.
Amphora have been a viable alternative to plastic bottles for ages.
In this case it appears the amount of clay needed would have put an undue strain on the soil, plus the energy required to bake them was prohibitive.
Except baked clay is twice as dense, needs to be 20 times as thick to make a bottle out of, and will shatter if you drop it from chest height
Yes, that’s why it was single use.
Today we tend to use glass, but that’s reusable.