Caution: Contents may be hot!
Now here’s an ingenious product: Sydney-based Smart Lid Systems has developed a coffee lid that uses color to let you know when it’s safe to drink your beverage.
If your drink is too hot, the normally-brown lid will turn bright red to warn you that you’re about to burn your mouth. And if it isn’t sealed properly on the top of cup, the lid shows spots of brown to indicate it’s loose.
McDonalds could have used this product a few years ago when they lost a lawsuit for $2.9 million (later reduced to $640,000) to a woman who burned herself and filed suit because her coffee was too hot. And I could have used this last week when I burned the roof of my mouth and couldn’t taste anything for 2 days.
August 16th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Ha ha, it is just a coffee lid, but it is such an extraordinary invention.
August 19th, 2007 at 4:29 am
Interesting indeed…
I hope your mouth’s ok now.
I know the feeling of a burned mouth or tounge..
Numb!
August 20th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
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August 20th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
hey…the cup looks cute
October 24th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Awesome! I wonder if they have any in the UK at the moment? Very good idea.
Ditto, I hope your mouth is a lot better now.
God Bless
Brian
August 30th, 2008 at 3:36 am
The only caveat here is if this stuff actually leeches toxins into your drink. I am a bit concerned over this…