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This article compares the relative merits of the recent Sony iPod lawsuit about ear damage from excessive volume, to the lawsuit against McDonald's for keeping their coffee too hot which resulted in burns to customers.
 
The author contends that with an iPod you can adjust the volume - you have a choice - but with coffee there is no choice and there is a reasonable expectation that the coffee will not be so hot as to cause third degree burns.

If You Can Hear Me: Face the Music, You My Friend, Are a Pu**y

New University - 3/13/2006 7:03 AM

As unappealing as the thought of a burned 79-year-old ... may be, let's examine it a little further. During the trial, which ended in an out-of-court settlement, McDonalds' quality assurance manager testified that when serving food at 140 degrees or above there exists a burn hazard. Additionally, a scholar in thermodynamics testimony indicated that if a liquid at 180 degrees were poured on your skin you would suffer a third-degree burn in less than 10 seconds.
 
How hot did Mickey D's keep its coffee at the time? Between 180 and 190 degrees. Perfect recipe for aromatic coffee and a lot of burned... In fact, during the trial, documents showed record of more than 700 claims of coffee burns betwee
 
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