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I hope this sheds some light on your weak coffee

In Reply to: coffee posted by Leonard Scott on November 14, 1997 at 20:40:07:

: There is an old description of mathematicans as
: devices for turning coffee into theorems. In my
: own case, it has been fairly accurate for close to
: 30 years, and much of the coffee has been at
: MacDonald's. Unfortunately, the MacDonald's part
: in that may be nearing an end, as their coffee
: has begun to deteriorate. In the past it has
: always been excellent, and has attracted me
: to come and eat breakfast, and sit and work
: afterwards. Or stop by in the evening. But in the
: past few months I have gotten coffee at MacDonald's
: that was so weak it was very easy to see through
: to the sides of the cup. Either something has
: gone wrong with quality control, or else someone
: is making a grevous mistake in trying to save
: money by using less coffee beans. In my case, the
: loss in revenue per year will easily approach $1,000.
: Multiply that by all the other academics who have
: similar feelings, and pretty soon it is signficant.
: Too bad, since it is just an error in management.

: Leonard Scott
: Mathematician

Leonard,
McDonalds has strict rules that must be followed by all employees. The coffee being so weak is most likely caused by people not following the correct proceures. All the coffee comes in small bags. They are cut open and the coffee is placed into a paper filter and then the coffee is brewed at a certain temperature and length of time and should only be held for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes is up it should be wasted.
I hope this sheds some light on your weak coffee

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