| Congressional Representative Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Gender:  Posts: 2,369 Country:  Points: 13,298, Level: 75 | Level up: 12%, 352 Points needed |  |  Quote:
Originally Posted by tristanrobin  fluff - I understand that needing skin grafts is very serious.
so did the jury- that's why they awarded this woman so much money
she had MULTIPLE surgeries for skin grafts across her abdomen and thighs.
You may have been scalded by below boiling hot water - that is NOT the same as being handed a (paper) cup of boiling coffee. Next time you boil water for something, stick your hand in it for a sec- see if it's the same as getting scalded. | The coffee wasn't boiling.
McDonalds at that time brewed their coffee at 180 degrees F. That is 32 degrees below boiling. Hot, yes, boiling, no.
I spilled water on my leg that was at 212 degrees and didn't get 3rd degree burns.
Most hot water heaters are set at about 120 degrees F, to give you perspective. |