Shake a bottle of champagne and pop it open. The champagne will shoot out in a mini-eruption. Do the same to a bottle of beer. Beer will ooze out more slowly. If a bottle of champagne or beer is opened without perturbation, there will be no eruption, but bubbles will rise and grow, often in regularly spaced “trains” (FIG. 1). In Guinness beer, bubbles rise more slowly and may even sink. The myr...

OBJECTIVES To reduce the annual incidence of hot water bottle burns by reviewing cases, classifying injury, invoking a multimedia campaign to increase public awareness. To stimulate state, federal, and international government review of manufacturing standards with a view to reinforcing legislation. METHODS A multimedia warning was launched following the scalding death of an elderly lady. Our...