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Nereus writes "The BBC News is reporting on an interesting new software product developed by three undergraduates at the University of Aberdeen [and the Universities of Hull and Sheffield]. The University Leisure and Lifestyle Manager (ULL) is the ultimate student companion, helping in all aspects of life; from choosing text books, to getting home from the pub after a few too many. Hopefully it won't put an end to the traditional student pastime of waking up on a park bench after a night out, with a traffic cone on your head..."
I really hate it when someone cites the McDonalds coffee case, as if hearing 2 sentences about it on the radio qualifies as being able to pass judgement. The coffee was heated to between 180 and 190 degrees, as per instructions from whatever division of McDonalds decides tempuratures of coffee. This is almost boiling, folks. That coffee is barely even safe to drink. (Coffee is usually served at about 140 degrees, and 155 degrees is not sufficient to burn.) The woman in the case was hospitalized for eight days and recieved skin grafts. Testimony in court showed that 1) McDonalds knew this temperature was unsafe, but used it anyway, 2) McDonalds knew people typically didn't wait for their coffee to cool, and 3) over 700 people claim to have recieved 3rd degree burns from McDonalds coffee in the previous decade.
Or you could just imagine spilling a cup full of 180 degree coffee on your crotch.