This morning, a colleague was complementing the pot while i filled it with water for tea. (Regrettably, not quite boiling, but i manage.) I had noticed that the wire handle had been stretching over the past months, and just as i was explaining how the previous bamboo handle had finally worn out i felt a sudden sag. It seems the wire inside the green plastic coating finally gave out but the plastic managed to only stretch. No catastrophe, but it’s time for a new handle design.