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- From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Toothbrush sterilizers any good?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.112645.8939@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 11:26:45 -0600
- References: <curtisg.722196457@sco> <1992Nov20.034751.23333@athena.cs.uga.edu> <1992Nov20.221147.10972@netcom.com> <1992Nov21.151947.2461@cnsvax.uwec.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov21.151947.2461@cnsvax.uwec.edu>, nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov20.221147.10972@netcom.com>, sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller) writes:
- >> In article <1992Nov20.034751.23333@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes:
- >>>
- >>>Hmmm... if toothbrushes need sterilizing, why not dunk 'em in rubbing
- >>>alcohol?
- >>>
- >> Hmm. How about whiskey or gin? Be a bit more tasty than isopropyl
- >> I would think. :-)
- >
- > How about EverClear, the backpacker's favorite? Basically pure grain alcohol
- > with a little mint extract thrown in. There might not be quite enough alcohol
- > in whisky or gin to kill everything. Would go better with toothpaste, too...
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- Uh, 70% ethanol does a better job of killing bacteria than higher or lower
- percentages. Higher percentages seem to just dehydrate the little guys--
- and they revive later with water.
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- Kay Klier Biology Dept UNI
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