Adrianna TanGerman tourist sued a New York taqueria for salsa that was too spicy. Judge says ‘the spice is often the point’
He should keep this up and keep suing people, he will become American in no time
I hope he never goes to Thailand
To be clear, the ‘a woman sued McDonald’s over hot coffee!’ Case was a legit case where she deserved all of that and more
Carolyn@skinnylatte She DID actually need hospitalization for 3rd degree burns, needed skin grafts.
"The attorneys...presented the jury with expert testimony that 190 °F (88 °C) coffee may produce third-degree burns (where skin grafting is necessary) in about three seconds and 180 °F (82 °C) coffee may produce such burns in about 12 to 15 seconds.[14] Lowering the temperature to 160 °F (71 °C) would increase the time for the coffee to produce such a burn to 20 seconds..." --wiki
So she had cause...
jgjl 🇪🇺@CStamp @skinnylatte as someone coming from a different culture I do not understand this argument. Coffee is made with boiling, I.e., 100°C water. How can you sure someone because that’s what they did.. and it’s not even boiling temperature any more at this point?
@jgjl @skinnylatte Because it's hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns in seconds. Coffee in most places is not sold at boiling point because spilling is possibly dangerous. See above.
@CStamp @skinnylatte I get that. But you would still expect the coffee to potentially be at boiling temperature, hence my not understanding why everyone seems to agree that she was totally right.
@jgjl @skinnylatte In a paper cup? I'd expect it to be hot, but not too hot to hold or worry about spilling. I would be really surprised to be handed something at boiling temperature.
Heather 👻@CStamp @[email protected] @skinnylatte They weren't even paper cups back in those days, were they? They were insulating styrofoam cups that kept heat in but also kept you from feeling the heat from the outside.
And anyway you shouldn't be brewing your coffee at 100C, it's more around 85-95C.
@CStamp @skinnylatte It's funny how soon we forget how things were "back in the day" that was just ephemera like disposable cups from McDonalds.
Peter Brown@jgjl @CStamp @skinnylatte coffee shouldn’t be made with water at 100° C.
Most coffee machines will operate around 90° and by the time it’s in the cup for a few moments it’s probably down to 80°.
Most coffee machines will operate around 90° and by the time it’s in the cup for a few moments it’s probably down to 80°.
@peterbrown @CStamp @skinnylatte I make it at home with boiling water, works great. James Hoffman approved btw.