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Re:The US Air Force Spent $326,000 Replacing Broken Coffee C... by mikestew on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @04:18PM (#18295963)
Summary (because it'll take a few paragraphs to get past the faux outrage): they are FAA-certified cups that plug into cabin systems, hence the price.

Still, for $1200 a pop, one would think they'd be more durable.

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Re:The US Air Force Spent $326,000 Replacing Broken Coffee C... by evgen on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @04:56PM (#18296303)
ObWestWing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R9kH_HOUXM
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Re:The US Air Force Spent $326,000 Replacing Broken Coffee C... by Something1234 on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @10:20PM (#18298137)
I think I need to watch this show.

But I can totally get behind the thought pattern of making things that shatter gently into big, dull shards. There's so much thought that goes into these little things.

Although why does a sub need an ashtray. It's not like there should be cigarettes on it.

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Re:The US Air Force Spent $326,000 Replacing Broken Coffee C... by SimplePeople on Thursday October 25, 2018 @12:46AM (#18298597)
Smoking on subs was only banned at the end of 2010.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/04/09/navy.smoking.subs/index...

Apparently there were "smoking rooms" on (at least some) subs.

https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/4/221.1

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Re:The US Air Force Spent $326,000 Replacing Broken Coffee C... by zaphirplane on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @06:30PM (#18297034)
Oh I see they are FAA certified, hmm still outraged no jealous, someone is lining their pockets with profits from a 1200 per cup.
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Re:The US Air Force Spent $326,000 Replacing Broken Coffee C... by Para2016 on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @10:51PM (#18298267)
It takes $1998 to check a box on a form saying "certified".
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