Corolinth wrote:
To whit, the last time I went shopping, the clerk demonstrated the quality of the new glass toys by dropping one from five feet in the air.
I've hit mine with a hammer, but mine is borosilicate (pyrex, the real stuff not the tempered glass they use in glass cookware now). I'm tempted to videotape myself using is AS a hammer (no, trashmind!) to make a point.
Silicone is actually my favourite, though. As Coro mentioned, it is dishwasher safe (though you want to get it unloaded before anyone sees) and can be sterilized with bleach or by boiling. It can even be auto-claved. And frozen, for sensation play. Of course, don't get a cheap one. Your tender bits deserve medical-grade materials... if it smells funny it is outgassing and that means the material isn't stable. The pretty 'crystal' or 'jelly' ones practically disintigrate.
Check out
www.tantusinc.com (not from work)
Also, feel free to PM me with questions, I have no problems speaking frankly about this topic, which is near and dear to my h- PARTS.