Communist shatterproof drinking glasses make a comeback
Mark Frauenfelder
A Superfest glass from East Germany By Fotograf Michael Ernst, User: Mernst1806 - Michael Ernst, User: Mernst1806, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
Superfest was an East German brand of nearly indestructible drinking glasses that promised to revolutionize the industry but went bankrupt at the end of the Cold War. (Here's a video of a Superfest glass being dropped to t…
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