Why does an ordinary glass tumbler crack if very hot water is poured into it?

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When hot water is poured into a glass tumbler, it gets cracked due to uneven expansion. The inner surface of the glass tumbler becomes hot and it expands, but the outer surface does not become equally hot.

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