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Originally Posted by speeder
Yeah, you're right. I like it McDonald's style. You know, hot enough to burn a trach hole in your throat if you drink it when they give it to you and the temperature of warm piss when you remember that you set it aside to cool 15 minutes ago.  |
First of all, I do not buy coffee from McDonald's. However the idea that McDonald's coffee was hotter than other coffee was bogus as noted in the Wiki article on the trial. Excerpt is below:
"Though defenders of the Liebeck verdict argue that her coffee was unusually hotter than other coffee sold, other major vendors of coffee, including Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Wendy's, and Burger King, produce coffee at a similar or higher temperature, and have been subjected to similar lawsuits over third-degree burns.[18]
Home and commercial coffee makers often reach comparable temperatures.[19] The National Coffee Association of U.S.A. instructs that coffee should be brewed "between 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit [91–96 °C] for optimal extraction" and consumed "immediately". If not consumed immediately, the coffee is to be "maintained at 180-185 degrees Fahrenheit".[20]"
So, McDonald's coffee was brewed at the optimum temperature according to the National Coffee Makers association.
The Wiki article says the woman SAT in 185 degree coffee for 90 SECONDS. Seriously? You can't move your butt in 90 seconds out of a scalding hot pool of liquid???