No, of course we don’t microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately.

https://explainxkcd.com/3022/

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Yeah the kettle is just for boiling the water, nobody makes tea in it, that would wreck it. Yes, I’m English.

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Kettle boils the water, the TEAPOT steeps and serves the tea. Somehow people end up thinking they’re the same thing.

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