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A Curious Warning
You might know that mixing ammonia and bleach is potentially fatal. But did you know that boiling water and children represent another dangerous combination? Bodum was started in Denmark, which might explain the curious wording.
Posted by M.L. Liu on 08/03/2005 | Permalink
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Tru dat. My cousin was very very young when a bucket of hot water fell on his legs (this was wintertime in india so the water was for bathing you see) and he still bears the marks today.
Posted by: anangbhai | Aug 3, 2005 11:00:28 PM
Clearly, the warnings are meant for some people:
http://www.wnbc.com/news/4793172/detail.html
Posted by: editor | Aug 4, 2005 3:35:01 PM
It's true. Pre-puberty they go off like Semtex if you get so much as a drop on them. After that you can add boiling water with impunity.
Posted by: Iain Aitch | Aug 6, 2005 7:26:37 AM
