Pandering to the lowest common denominator

[Tiger Shark]

McDonalds was at fault for heating their coffee up to extreme temps and admitted its coffee was unfit to drink when first bought.

Ahhhhhh..... C'mon..... Let's examine that statement and apply just the "teeniest" bit of logic to it!!!!

The recipe for coffee: Take boiling water and pour it through ground coffee beans in a filter to prevent the "bits" but to allow the solute to pass through with the flavor.

The boiling point of water: The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Centigrade, (212 fahrenheit, IIRC.... but it's been a while....)

Effect of applying boiling water to human flesh: Usually results in scalding or 2nd degree burns _if_ the application cannot be immediately cooled by the application of a fluid that's temperature tends to freezing.... (Zero degrees Centigrade)

The chances of having a cooling fluid avalable in your vehicle: Next to none if you are in motion, still next to none if you are parked.

The chances of spilling a fluid in a container while driving in traffic: Quite high considering the various accelerations and decelerations that take place during the act of non-highway driving.

Conclusion: If you don't understand the recipe for coffee, you don't understand the physics of heat or you don't understand the physics of motion don't blame anyone else for your lack of understanding of any one of the above when you screw up and get hurt.... It's _you_ that's stupid.... not the company that follows the recipe for coffee.

That's Fair and Just.....

[MrLinus]

I thought the case was about the problem of not putting the lid on right?

[RoadClosed]

On a coffee cup:

C A U T I O N: Contents hot.

Good thing they put that there, I may confuse it with Ice water.

[er0k]

ladies and gentleman i present you the american dream - being able to sue anyone for anything. ie capitalism.

[gore]

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU SAID THAT! I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT BITCH!

[er0k]

lmfao

[|3lack|ce]

Man You just can't win Erok. I take offense to the 'f' in the above statement, but was at the same time vaguely aroused. These being the grounds for sexual harassment, I intend to sue you for same. You'll hear from my attorney

[Egaladeist]

Coffee..Bah!! If you want to hear something really stupid...how about that guy who sued ( Starbucks...or...was it Denny's ) because his pecker got slammed by the lid on one of their toilets...apparently as he was trying to sit the lid came up and...well you can guess from there.
He won!!!
Claimed the seat was not properly tightened and moved as he sat down.