Well, think of it this way. We (most of us) live in a nation where people can sue for spilling hot coffee on themselves, AND WIN. banning these books is simply better then being sued for milllions of dollars. While it may not be right, its a sad thing that it is present in todays socieity.
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another part of whats wrong with our world. im trying to come with a better way of doing things but, it a lot harder than it looks. the "human factor" really makes things difficult. A dictator ship is simply out of the question. there are to many people for one Person to look after so.... that leaves checks and balances system (our goverment). we need a simple vague sat of rules (guidelines really) (a constiution) but, people take a dvantage of it and then we need set in stone laws and this is where it all falls apart. The problem with socity is people.
Bryan
what im trying to say is insted of complaining about our world (which i do a lot) we need to find a better way. I say develop a new goverment(on paper) write a book about it. or rather about people who live in this new world to show how you have thought of every thing. Publish it and allow our goverment to ban it...in fear and let the revelotion begin!!!
the dairy queen coffee lawsuit was valid, the location in question had been warned several times by health inspectors to lower their temperatures but the DQ ignored them. the lady only sued after DQ failed to assit her in paying for ambulance fees, hospital fees and reconstructive surgery. she had third degree burns covering 95% of her upper legs and most of the skin on her fore-upper legs had been burnt off. she had to be hospitalized for over two weeks and then had to go through rehab and reconstructive surgery because large chunks of her leg had to be removed due to the burns.
also, liquids at 195F-200F in a styrofoam cup tend to make the cup unstable
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If it was that hot, it would certainly make the outside of the cup at least hot to the touch.. and would you really put something that hot between your legs? I haven't been in a car yet that doesn't have cup holders..
http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/StupidLawsuit.htm (http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/StupidLawsuit.htm)
the dairy queen coffee lawsuit was valid, the location in question had been warned several times by health inspectors to lower their temperatures but the DQ ignored them. the lady only sued after DQ failed to assit her in paying for ambulance fees, hospital fees and reconstructive surgery. she had third degree burns covering 95% of her upper legs and most of the skin on her fore-upper legs had been burnt off. she had to be hospitalized for over two weeks and then had to go through rehab and reconstructive surgery because large chunks of her leg had to be removed due to the burns.
also, liquids at 195F-200F in a styrofoam cup tend to make the cup unstable
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If it was that hot, it would certainly make the outside of the cup at least hot to the touch.. and would you really put something that hot between your legs? I haven't been in a car yet that doesn't have cup holders..
http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/StupidLawsuit.htm (http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/StupidLawsuit.htm)
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/me submits (http://www.blackmage.org/lowcrawler/mycar.jpg)
to the list of cars without cupholders
Coffee is made with boiling water. That's 100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When ordering coffee (or tea for that matter), it should be assumed that the liquid can be anywhere up to that temperature, and it should be permissible to assume that everybody assumes this. The law exists to protect us from OTHERS, not ourselves. When the law punishes OTHERS for OUR mistakes, it doesn't work. The law exists to place blame and punishment WHERE IT BELONGS.
But on the other hand, if an establishment is selling boiling liquid in a container that cannot withstand 100 degrees Celsius, they do deserve the blame.
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styrofoam, when 2-3mm think (dq cup size) begins to fail (fail as in poke = splat) when heated to 90-95C if i remember my chemistry teacher correctly