Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Lloyd Parsons Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:59:50 -0500 Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <7699542da7f01f1304183cf9c297a669@dizum.com> <220320171717148631%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 6LSEp+q0Oxh6boNQc3Tkkg2JBCBlWUU1fzlaVqbZaoUhckQXfQ Cancel-Lock: sha1:y/z97mo+wRgSqP4PZq9ERZiRA/A= User-Agent: Unison/2.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:102889 On 2017-03-23 15:02:10 +0000, Rene Lamontagne said: > On 3/23/2017 9:24 AM, Jolly Roger wrote: >> On 2017-03-23, PAS wrote: >>> On 3/22/2017 5:17 PM, nospam wrote: >>>> In article , Silver-Tongued Heel >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I guess this goes along with the lady that burned herself with >>>>>> McDonald's hot coffee and won a suit that they should have warned her. >>>>>> >>>>>> And they walk among us? >>>>> The reason the woman was burned, if I recall correctly, is because the >>>>> coffee's temperature was too hot (obviously) and because the shitty car >>>>> she was in had no cup holder. In the end, if McDonald's can be sued for >>>>> the coffee being too hot then the car manufacturer should also have been >>>>> sued for not providing a place for the old bag to put her drink. >>>> you don't recall correctly, or at all, actually. >>>> >>>> mcdonald's knowingly served coffee that was far too hot for human >>>> consumption, which they knew could cause serious burns, which had >>>> burned over 700 other people and they had *no* interest in changing >>>> anything. >>> >>> Of course, the woman who put the cup between her legs and drove away >>> with it still between her legs bears no responsibility at all. >> >> 1. The vehicle was stopped when the spill occurred. >> 2. The court ruled McDonalds was shirking their own responsibilities. >> > > Just made a fresh pot of coffee with Proctor Silex 12 cup coffee > maker and poured a cup and tested it wit an accurate Photo thermometer > and it was 139 degrees F. > Just right for drinking, 180-190 is way way too hot, . > > Mcdonalds are definitely in the wrong. The End. > > Rene Proper brew temp is 200-203 F, but you don't serve it that hot. There are a very few consumer machines that brew at that temp, but none of them are at Walmart! :)