Imagine I buy a coffee at McDonald's and then I don't go to my car, but to an empty table. Past lots of people. And I'm a bit clumsy, stumble over my own feet, and the coffee goes all over some innocent customer sitting there. That's a reasonably common risk. I don't know how often this happens, maybe one in 10,000 coffees, maybe one in a million, but McDonald's sells an awful lot of coffee, and if spilling coffee causes third degree burns, then you get a lot of third degree burns.
What I don't like at all is your ad hominem attack - McDonald's _did_ save a lot of money because nobody could manage to drink another free coffee. It's a fact. Using the term "tin foiler" is an insult and just shows that you are very willing to use informal fallacies to further your arguments.
that's more now personal liability issue. You spilled, on the people spilled on to work from there about how they go with this. In the US lets be honest...it doesn't even need to be scalding. US is just law suit happy at times.
You see people prepping for whiplash cases in accidents on mild fender benders...seconds after the hit. Which is odd...most at time of impact have their body release natural chemicals, fight or flight stuff, natural pain killers in that mix. You should not feel much unless a really bad accident. I have been rear ended twice. messed my rear bumper up so not full force ramming...but not a love tap either.
You don't feel the stiffness till hours later. Sort of like what older parents feel at amusement parks. Kid likes roller coasters. Some of the more jarring ones I don't feel it till at night hours after leaving park. Good analogy...its what happens to me now as an older parent anyway lol.
My stance better explained with how I live. I have lived in Japan for a while now (they are not as lawsuit happy as the US). 2 unique styles of eating here.
One is yakiniku. In plain terms its grilling for yourself in a restaurant. center of table a cutout. In that cutout either gas run burners or old school is special kind of reusable heat source. Looks like coal but its not. they can reheat for later use. Over this metal grate. You cook on this obv lol.
the only "safety" feature present...a usually 1-2 inch ring metal around the pit. More to make it look nice and cover up edge of the cutout. One's best (and only really) safety net here is common sense and knowing touching hot metal is bad. And to keep your kids in line so they don't touch it either.
Over this you grill your veggies, meat, etc. if you or your say kid touch the grill and get burned...that's all on you. they are under no legal obligation to cover accidents stemming from someone touching an open grill in the center of the table.
Other one is shabu shabu. heat source in center of table...now add pot of boiling liquid. Dip your meat in for a quick boiled cooking. Any accidents that happen....again on you.
Which I find cool. I like my yakiniku. It probably will never reach the US. because on day 1 someone will get burned and send the lawyers. Very small chance it be on purpose. Some people out there...look to set up law suits.
I know not to touch the grill. took my kid to these places even as a baby. parents job to make sure the kid doesn't touch the grill. Kid has not done so in 7 years. The TL;DRwhen I handle hot things...due diligence made.
