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I'm talking about the flash boiling of superheated (>100°C) water as "that particular risk".

• jacquesm 9y ago
  Flashboiling or not doesn't in the end matter. You'll get burned, badly, the difference is maybe where you'll get burned. I'm not even sure if I would not prefer being hit with liquid that has flashed to steam rather than by the actual liquid but I don't think I'm going to try to find out. Once was more than plenty for me.
  • the8472 9y ago
    > You'll get burned, badly That is conditional on spilling. With superheated water that's not necessary. That's my point. Superheated water provides a far worse risk profile since it can flash boil on you and delid the container even if you handled the container properly. So equating 82–88°C coffee to PWR water is vastly overstating the risk.