UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoNo judgement here. Have fun with life yalllemmy.mlimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageNo judgement here. Have fun with life yalllemmy.mlUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRedSnt 🧩♂️👓🖥️@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up24·edit-22 months agoTrue, but that’s straight Johnnie Walker’s red label whisky, 40% alcohol ought to kill any germs getting flushed down her gullet.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoDon’t you need ≥60% for ethanol to even be effective? Like to actually denature the pathogen.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoFor food safety standards probably. For an otherwise healthy person it’s probably good enough.
minus-squareRedSnt 🧩♂️👓🖥️@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIt’s a good point. And a quick search gave 60% or higher if one wanted to really sterilize. Apparently below that it depends on the strain of bacteria and how sensitive they are to alcohol.
minus-squareTynan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoOh it’s a phone. I thought it was celery.
Mmmm, phone germs.
True, but that’s straight Johnnie Walker’s red label whisky, 40% alcohol ought to kill any germs getting flushed down her gullet.
Don’t you need ≥60% for ethanol to even be effective? Like to actually denature the pathogen.
For food safety standards probably. For an otherwise healthy person it’s probably good enough.
It’s a good point. And a quick search gave 60% or higher if one wanted to really sterilize. Apparently below that it depends on the strain of bacteria and how sensitive they are to alcohol.
Oh it’s a phone. I thought it was celery.