[thechat] rebel without a clause
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Tue Oct 29 22:42:00 CST 2002
At 03:36 AM 30-10-02, aardvark wrote:
>it's a buyer beware and common sense situation... if you didn't
>make it yourself, assume it's at boiling temperature... take all
>necessary precautions to not pour it on yourself...
You'd think that people would *guess* that hot coffee would be - gasp! - hot.
If McD had given her colder coffee, someone would sue for not serving hot
coffee as per the item description. ;)
Related visiting: http://www.stellaawards.com/
<quote>
The Stella Awards were inspired by Stella Liebeck. In 1992, Stella, then
79, spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee onto her lap, burning herself. A New
Mexico jury awarded her $2.9 million in damages. Ever since, the name
"Stella Award" has been applied to any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous
lawsuits -- including bogus cases! We search for true cases, and you can
subscribe by e-mail for free to get the case reports as they're issued.
</quote>
And since I just finished a coffee site, I did a bit of reading on the
subject. Seems that the best coffee is made from water just below boiling
point or else the coffee turns slightly bitter.
Madhu
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