So the gap in issuing rates between top-rated, highly creditworthy companies and everyone else is widening quickly. I never thought private companies' short-term funding conditions could cool this fast... (N1 lesson 49)
Yes. Fired unglazed at thirteen hundred degrees, Bizen clay is exceptionally dense and non-porous, making it vulnerable to localized thermal conductivity spikes. Skipping the basic step of pre-warming the vessel in lukewarm water landed us in this unfortunate bind, destroying a historic piece. (N1 lesson 255)