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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

No, those genital/thigh burns were atrocious - it was 16% of her body, and 190 degree coffee burns down to muscle/fatty tissue in 3 seconds. In the decade prior, 700 people - adults to infants - were burned by that coffee - sometimes because the server dropped it on them.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

And none of them would have been prevented by having a label on it saying 'hot'.

[–]Zapped 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It was more than that. I thought the lawsuit was stupid until I heard the details. McDonald's heated the coffee as hot as they could so it would be too hot to drink while you were eating in the dining area. This saved a ton of money on refills. McDonald's knew that their coffee was dangerously hot just to make a bigger profit.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Hmm. I always assumed a hot drink would be made with boiling water, as we all do at home or at work using a kettle every single day. Common sense suggests that a hot drink would be hot, as in likely above 60 degrees Celsius but up to 90 degrees, these would obviously cause burns if spilt.

Wait...US McDonald's do refills??? Maybe that's where they've been going wrong. Never seen a refill anywhere in Europe.

[–]KyleIsThisTall 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Free refills of any drink was common at restaurants in the USA at the time.