When hot-water is sprinkled on a hotter glass tumbler, it breaks because

When hot-water is sprinkled on a hotter glass tumbler, it breaks because Correct Answer Glass suddenly contracts

If the poured liquid is relatively hotter or colder in comparison to the tumbler, it will break. When hot water is poured into a tumbler there is an uneven increase in the thermal expansion of the walls of the vessel.

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