Carbonated drinks were sold in glass bottles that burst when the liquid contents expanded in hot weather. Every summer, numerous bottles would explode and injure schoolchildren, but consumers had no way to locate the manufacturer and seek compensation.
當時的汽水都裝在玻璃瓶內，由於熱脹冷縮，每到炎夏，就會陸續傳來汽水瓶爆炸、炸傷學童的事件，卻找不到應該負責賠償的廠商。