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Re: So sue me.

Posted By: Don the Monkeyman, on host 24.79.11.42
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2002, at 22:51:05
In Reply To: Re: So sue me. posted by Faux Pas on Thursday, August 1, 2002, at 09:20:52:

> You can be skeptical, but she did suffer third-degree burns. Coffee you brew at home is around 135 degrees. Coffee served at McDonald's at that time was in the 180 to 190 degree range. The spilt coffee was trapped next to her skin by her sweatpants. Third degree burns can occur in under ten seconds at that temperature.
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> Second degree burns would not require skin grafts.

Thanks for the link. I now have a much clearer understanding of what happened, and can now safely say that I stand fully in support of the verdict, and will not allow others to mock that particular verdict in ignorance any more.

> -FP

Don Monkey

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Message:	> > You can be skeptical, but she did suffer third-degree burns. Coffee you brew at home is around 135 degrees. Coffee served at McDonald's at that time was in the 180 to 190 degree range. The spilt coffee was trapped next to her skin by her sweatpants. Third degree burns can occur in under ten seconds at that temperature. > > > > Second degree burns would not require skin grafts. > > Thanks for the link. I now have a much clearer understanding of what happened, and can now safely say that I stand fully in support of the verdict, and will not allow others to mock that particular verdict in ignorance any more. > > > -FP > > Don Monkey
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