Comments on: Japanese Magic Bottle

By: Philip Watling

Philip Watling — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:19:34 +0000

I noticed it! Thomas, for my beloved and Miffy-mad wife: where does one get this Miffy thermos?

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:07 +0000

My “Thermos” is glass (green on the outside) with a white clamp-on top. The bottom says, among other information, that it was made on November 14, 1922 by Aladdin Industries in Chicago. It is in a black box with a handle on top. Hmmm… Aladdin and Magic Bottle. Anyway, I think it’s cool.

By: thomas

thomas — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:32:06 +0000

@James DewAr: fixed! Thanks! btw, this post actually gets its fair share of stumble traffic, so I wouldn’t be surprised if some people do notice your comment :)

By: James DewAr

James DewAr — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:21:47 +0000

The inventor’s name is James Dewar, not Dewer. nerd facts FYI: The original thermos was made of a sealed doubled layered glass which is in near vacuum. the vacuum combined with a reflecting shield (such as aluminum) combined limits heat transfer, and radiation escape respectively. nowadays more modern thermos flasks are made of doubled layered steel, which obviously makes them much more durable than glass counterparts.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewar_flask

But the real reason why i remember this so clearly was from the Akira manga (hai, otaku desu), where they used dewar flasks containers, but much bigger ones, for other purposes than containing hot water.

anyway… wow.. i can’t believe i wasted 5 minutes to make a comment on such a trivial error, especially because i just happened to stumble upon this rather anonymous blog. Besides, since this post is old, nobody would notice this, and i wouldn’t care to know if anyone do either.

By: japanese words

japanese words — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:19:15 +0000

I remember my lunch box and thermus as a kid, kinda makes me want to get another one.

By: eldritch

eldritch — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:08:20 +0000

My wife, also japanese, does not like them at all. But also calls them magic bottle ;)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:03:11 +0000

Cool!

Sounds like the same thing as when English speakers call a tissue a “kleenex” or a photocopy a “xerox”, for example.

Of course, “magic bottle” is MUCH cooler sounding than the above two lexicalized brand names.

By: freedomwv

freedomwv — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:06:47 +0000

I have never heard the Japanese call it a magic bottle before. Although, it would not surprise me if one of them did refer to it as a magic bottle.

By: Hitomi

Hitomi — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:33:27 +0000

Hey! I´ve got that bottle ¬¬U and I just LOVE IT

It saved my live plenty of times!!!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:35:25 +0000

You know I just don’t like miffy!