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by vasilipupkin 2485 days ago
That’s not a valid analogy, since it’s pretty obvious when something is very hot or not, which is not the case with poison.
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Good point. Though I think there’s still room to distinguish an uncomfortably hot coffee spill from a third degree burn causing one, and it’s not immediately obvious to a casual consumer when you cross that threshold.