# Magic mug

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{{Short description|Drinking cup that changes colour}}
thumb|right|Video of hot water being poured into a "magic mug" and the subsequent colour change|alt=Hot water is poured into a black mug, over about 20 seconds most of the mug changes colour to white, revealing black logo markings
thumb|right|A promotional magic mug filled with a hot liquid (left) and empty (right)
A '''magic mug''', also known as a '''heat changing mug''', '''transforming mug''', or '''disappearing mug''' is a [mug](/source/mug) that changes color when it is filled with a hot liquid. This effect is created by using [thermochromic ink](/source/thermochromic_ink).

Magic mugs are often manufactured and sold as [memorabilia](/source/Souvenir). For example, a mug may reveal a picture of the [town](/source/town) or [monument](/source/monument) where it was sold, for example the Haunted Mansion/Grim Grinning Ghost Disney cup.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coffey|first=Kelly|date=2020-05-28|title=Heat Sensitive Haunted Mansion Themed Coffee Mug Materializes Into Disney World|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2020/05/heat-sensitive-haunted-mansion-mug-kc1/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Inside the Magic|language=en-US}}</ref> They are sometimes given away to promote organizations. Customers can also have their own [photograph](/source/photograph)s printed on the mugs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tansill-Suddath|first=Callie|date=19 July 2018|title=This Color-Changing Photo Mug Will Let You Surprise Your BFF With A Secret Picture|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/this-color-changing-photo-mug-will-let-you-surprise-your-bff-with-a-secret-picture-9817520|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Noggin (cup)](/source/Noggin_(cup))
* [Fuddling cup](/source/Fuddling_cup)
* [Plastic cup](/source/Plastic_cup)
* [Coffee cup](/source/Coffee_cup)

==References==
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Category:Drinkware
Category:Memorabilia

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