The half-life of the common pyrex food container appears to be about one Earth Standard Year (ESY).
To measure this, a dozen such containers, suitable for packing leftovers to lunch, were purchased last January. Six remain.
The mechanism of the disappearances remains a mystery, although in two cases percussive impact with tile floors were observed; the mechanism appears to be gravity catalyzed by a feline interaction in one case, and in the other a human catalytic agent (this author) associated with either a deficiency of caffeine (C₈H₁₀N₄O₂) or an excess of ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) or both. The disappearance of the rest remains an unsolved mystery.
I am writing to apply for a grant to continue this experiment. An additional half-dozen containers would be purchased, and means developed to observe their expiry.
Please advise.
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