My intention was originally to entitle this blog as, “Best Worst Gloves” but the software used to construct these blogs would not allow me to use the strikethrough in the title caption.  This posting concerns nitrile gloves manufactured with the following identifiers (Best^® brand, 15 in 22M SZ 9, REF # 737-09).  THESE GLOVES ARE FAULTY AND SHOULD NOT BE USED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT THE USER DONING A SECOND PAIR OF GLOVES UNDERNEATH THEM!!!  I am not exactly certain what the cause of the defect is (I believe it is improper cure) but these gloves cannot handle caustics despite having a high rating of 6.  Below I include photographs of a defective glove that show numerous cracks that have formed in it after being subjected to use in a standard glass base bath.  I estimate that this glove saw a total of about 20-40 minutes of service before failure occurred.  Due to the faulty nature of these gloves I have now suffered two burns in part due to the fact that previous experiences with this same sort of glove (different lot) have never resulted in failure after many hours (ca. 100) of use under identical circumstances and thus I was not in the habit of wearing secondary gloves underneath.