[rescue] Re: [geeks] new list: RANTS

[George Adkins]

On Tuesday 27 November 2001 09:24 am, you wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 11:49:57PM -0600, Mike Hebel wrote:
> > Or the thief that broke into someone's house and broke his leg.  He
> > sued the people for negligence and won several thousands of dollars.
> > Then there's the lady who spilled McDonald's coffee on herself and
> > sued McDonald's because nothing said that the coffee was hot on the
> > cup.
>
> Err, I don't know all the details of the McDonalds case, but my
> understanding is that in that case the coffee was truly too hot,

Really? you mean that McDonalds has discovered some way to violate the laws 
fo physics?  Last time I checked, Cofee was made with _BOILING_HOT_ water, 
and if you get it any hotter than that at standard pressure, it turns to 
vapor...  So, how much hotter than 212F (100C) was the coffee?