Woman Burned by McDonald's Hot Coffee, Then the News Media

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10. The jury did

The jury blamed the victim. They also blamed McDonalds.

And yes, my tea is boiling water, that's 212F at this altitude. I pour it in a large cup and let it sit a bit before drinking it. One has to be careful because you can seriously burn your mouth if you forget it is still hot.

I have also found it a tad funny, well after this case, that I've seen restaurants have their coffee mahcines still set around 180F. The vast majority are well below that, around 140 or so. But I see the occasional machine set at 160+ in odd ball gas stations and gas-and-goes. I have spoken to folks that really like it that hot too, again I suspect it is either because of the amount of cream they add, or that they are driving a long way prior to actually getting around to drinking any of it.

Also, the reason it burnt so deep was because the fluid (alot of it) was held in place by her clothes. If it had been her hand or foot or something, it would have just "run off". It will still injure, but not nearly as bad. I've done something similar with melted sugar. It'll burn really bad because is sticks in place.