ADMS 3660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mustard Seed, Johnson & Johnson, Australian Domestic Limited-Overs Cricket Tournament
6 Jan 2017
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(cid:883)9(cid:888)(cid:887): ralph nader"s (cid:498)unsafe at any speed(cid:499) (gm corvair) Mrs. stella liebeck, (cid:889)9 years old, orders cup of coffee from mcdonald"s drive-through. While sitting in passenger seat in stopped car, she puts cup of coffee between her legs and attempts to remove plastic lid to add cream and sugar. She spills coffee onto her sweat pants and is severely burnt (6 percent of her body, inner thighs, buttocks, genital and groin areas, 7 days in hospital requiring skin grafts) Mcdonalds coffee served at 185 degrees f. (not fit for immediate human consumption - would burn mouth and throat) Consultants indicated that hot temperature required for better tasting coffee. Label on side of cup indicates coffee hot. At 180 degrees, takes two to seven seconds to result in 3rd degree burn (at 160 degrees, takes 20 seconds, potentially enough time to avoid serious burn) Coffee at home is 135-(cid:883)(cid:886)(cid:882) degrees, competitors" coffee typically served at (cid:883)(cid:888)(cid:882) degrees.
