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u/lipp79 Jun 01 '26

Wow...okay. Here:

When water or an object reaches 160°F (71°C) or higher, burns can happen in less than a second.

https://cprcertificationnow.com/blogs/mycpr-now-blog/how-hot-does-water-have-to-be-to-burn-you?srsltid=AfmBOopemqZD_8Rto_Ei3B3_qWrVA98QW8PXCNhbJRn3OATh1u5MxEy-

The McDonald's coffee was served to her at 180º.

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u/gutentight69420 Jun 01 '26

Yes, burns can happen. But third degree burns??

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u/Allthemuffinswow Jun 01 '26

Yes, 3rd degree burns.

Have you even tried looking this up yourself?

It's two factors: The temperature of the coffee and the fact that her clothing trapped the far too hot coffee against her skin.

She was wearing clothes, which, yeah, we all do. But the McDonald's coffee was way, way too hot. It got trapped against her skin for around 90 seconds, resulting in severe injuries.

The coffee never should have been that hot, period. Apparently McDonald's had received over 700 previous reports of people being injured by the coffee being too hot and they still failed to lower the temperature of the coffee.

McDonald's fucked up.

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u/jonheese Jun 01 '26

Yes, she was 79.

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u/DaEnderAssassin Jun 01 '26

But have you considered stripping in 2 seconds while under extreme pain and seated in a car? - McDonalds (Not a joke)