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How afraid of a pint glass are you? Are you aware of the UK's plan to ban the pint glass?
Per the BBC and British Home Office: 126 million pints of beer or ale served per week in the UK; pint glasses or bottles reported as factor in ~ 5,500 crimes per year (I could find no fatalities).
Umm... please check the link. The ban on the glass has nothing to do with the possible alcoholic contents in the glass... it has to with the fact that container is made from glass. If you bother to read the link, you will see that furniture, stockings and high heels are more dangerous. My concern is that the state believes adults need to be issued sippy cups. It appears that the concern is far overblown. It's like deaths per year from shark attacks vs. ink pens &/or the caps. You are more likely to die from an ink pen induced injury than from a shark attack. Hell, you are more likely to die from lightening strike than from a shark attack. Which are you more afraid? A shark or a pen? Is your fear rationale. Any way, thanks for everyone's time. It just seems your missing the point...
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- Steve GLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It is a ridiculous proposal, but I have seen worse. I live in Pennsylvania. If you want a case of beer, you have to go to a Beer Distributor. You cannot buy a 6-pack or a single bottle at a Beer Distributor, only cases or kegs.
You can go to a bar or a 6-pack store and buy a single bottle, a 6-pack, or two 6-packs.
It is illegal to purchase anything between 13 and 23 beers!
I used to live in Michigan. Sellers of booze were required to include the proof on the label so people would know how strong it was. Sellers of wine were also required to include strength, as a percentage.
Sellers of beer were FORBIDDEN from including the strength of the beer on the label!
- JoeLv 51 decade ago
Erm, if you read the article all the government has done is ask if there can be a design which is less dangerous.
They don't say anywhere that they'll ban pint glasses, or that even if they came up with a new product (which they hadn't yet) it would be compulsory.
Someone somewhere has just said "I wonder if you have an unbreakable lightweight pint glass". Well, fair enough. Let's see.
There are enough made-up tabloid "EU to ban Eccles Cake" type stories without making up more.
- Paul GreenLv 71 decade ago
Great news isn't it!
Alcohol is responsible for many deaths, social problems and crime - not in the least bit sympathetic to the plight of the pint glass - anyway there are hardly any pubs left open to sell them. Great!
EDIT: (On your additional details) Again it's great isn't it! With all of the destruction all over the world and you worry about drinking from a plastic class, ha ha!
- ?Lv 45 years ago
that's achievable to simply by fact the sawdust soaks up the liquid, and not basically like the liquid, the sawdust can come over the rim and not spill out everywhere. I propose attempting it sometime!
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- STEVEN FLv 71 decade ago
I didn't check the link, but I can guarantee the SIZE of the glass in which the alcohol was served have NOTHING to do with any alcohol related crimes. The ALCOHOL probably had nothing to do with a significant number of crimes officially related to alcohol.
