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How long do you have to touch hot plastic to cause burns and how hot does it need to be?
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Quickly: The biggest problem is plastic melts and sticks no norms exist for plastic burns but the following for water tells a lot: hot water causes third degree burns… …in 1 second at 156º …in 2 seconds at 149º …in 5 seconds at 140º …in 15 seconds at 133º the very young and elderly are more suceptable.
Answered 9/29/2016
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