Seen in Print

[chuck]

It was an elderly woman and she did everything wrong in terms of what you do when you come in contact with something hot, aka you are supposed to remove the heat source as quickly as possible and, if possible, get something cold to neutralize the heat mass/load you have been exposed to (e.g. dumping a medium diet coke with lots of ice in her lap as a "chaser"). She was wearing clothing that absorbed and spread the hot liquid and she was seated in a car seat that allowed whatever didn't get immediately absorbed to pool around her buttox and make matters worse.

The doesn't negate the fact that the coffee was too hot.

I have managed to come in contact with much hotter items in the course of cooking/grilling and the key is to neutralize the heat as fast as possible. Our skin is a pretty good insulator and quick thinking and action can often make the difference between a superficial 1st degree burn and a major pain in the * 3rd degree.

To me the most dangerous thing to deal with in the kitchen is deep fat frying oil. This stuff is a great conductor of heat, holds heat well and it "attaches" to skin while at the same time repelling water. Much easier to get severe burns. Steam from a pressure cooker is a close second. The heat released when the steam hits your skin and condenses if impressive.

[aterry11]

Never fry bacon Naked!!! Scars horribly.

[robert.]

Always dress you bacon in butter before you fry it

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Always dress you bacon in butter before you fry it

Yeah, for that special heart-stopping effect. (Reminds me of that infomercial that features a chubby guy eating a "deep-fried stick of butter on-a-stick.)

[Roy]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Only when I'm in the tub........

[Tom Dempsey]

Murph,
It might make sense to you and me but didn't this happen on the left coast?

Florida

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Murph,
It might make sense to you and me but didn't this happen on the left coast?

Florida

Oddly enough, that makes sense....

[E7]

The doesn't negate the fact that the coffee was too hot.

It's been a while since this happened (and it was indeed SAD that this lady was injured) but as I recall, one of the big issues was (as alluded to in the jpeg) was the LACK of a warning saying the beverage was HOT. Barring the idea that the coffee was ICE coffee, most folks with any effing brains are aware of the idea that coffee is served HOT! Do you HONESTLY think some label alluding to that idea would have made ANY difference?

[chuck]

was the LACK of a warning

That's why ladders are plastered with all sorts of what should be nonsense warnings.

I worked at a small plastics plant while in college. The machines were potentially dangerous if you weren't careful (btw that description fits a lot of stuff). State inspector came by and was complaining about the equipment, threatening to shut the place down. Next day I come in and see a bunch of signs on the equipment indicating improper use could lead to serious injury or death. That's all that was needed to be in full compliance with the regulations.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Do you HONESTLY think some label alluding to that idea would have made ANY difference?

Given the literacy level currently enjoyed in this country, no. The word STOP on the red hexagon sign is one that very few seem to comprehend. Why should the world HOT be any better understood?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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BH

[chuck]

The word STOP on the red hexagon sign is one that very few seem to comprehend.

Even that one is going by the wayside, more of a slow down and pause or

I did stop, three cars back

Double yellow lines are meaning less and less. Jerry Seinfeld may have been correct, "Dry Clean Only" may be the one and only label/sign people pay attention to.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"Dry Clean Only" may be the one and only label/sign people pay attention to.

3 words are 2 too many for today's herd.