Heating Drinks on Microwave
pyrex which will be marked with "pyrex made in England" or sometimes has an anchor etched in the glass is safe for the microwave.
Your best option (and safest) is ceramic mugs, basically every mug which doesn't have a metal rim is microwave safe and you can get pretty much every size.
if you use a "normal" glass in the microwave you can crack the glass or worse case burst the glass because of how the microwave heats liquids compared to amorphous solids. (we can go into the molecule vibration heating from micro-wave energy but it's complicated and really unnecessary if you just don't put non-pyrex glass in the microwave)
also avoid putting cold spoons into liquids immediately after pulling the mug from the microwave, this can cause splash burns. Give the cup a few seconds outside the microwave before putting the spoon in so the mug and liquid normalize temperature. (microwaves can get liquid above the boiling point but until you agitate the liquid it won't appear to be boiling then boil all at once)
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