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Since I live in a biomedical cluster I have some friends/acquaintances that are in the knowledge of the hows and whys. (One professor and two doctors in microbiology)
And still I haven't been able to get a clear yes or no answer.
Anyway, here goes the theory:
In the case of bacteria you want to desiccate them and for that the optimum percentage is between 70-85% ethanol.
Corona viruses are encased in a lipid shell.
Lipids are waterproof but soluble in alcohol. So here the aim is for dissolving them, which means, go for strength.
How efficient is it? This is where it gets blurry.
Consensus seems to be that washing your hands is probably more efficient, but it doesn't hurt to use alcohol as well. Unless you overdo it and get dry skin with cracks in it where virii and bacteria can hide.
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Making a pandemic joke is good because everybody gets it!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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I see what you did there
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I might put that on a T-shirt of mine!
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Possibly one of the funniest jokes I've heard this week.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Thank you - I'm here all... well I don't exactly know how long I'm gonna be here!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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I had to look that up!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Which interpretation did you settle upon? The Norse one?
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"Free the whales"?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain
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I was more thinking of the Norse verb "á fokka", which means to make rythmical thrusts.
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Member 7989122 wrote: Is is OK to answer all telephone calls with an initial couch?
Sofa now I'd suggest just sitting on them.
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Personally, I'm not easily shocked, so be my guest and joke all you want
Whether I find it funny is something else entirely.
For example,
Member 7989122 wrote: Can you clear your throat on subway, making a muttered comment about "it is just in my chest"? Not funny.
Member 7989122 wrote: Can you make parodies on statements made by political leaders? I think no one does that better than politicians themselves.
Member 7989122 wrote: Can you make generic jokes like "Good thing we will have less ...... when it is over! (Fill in your favorite population group)"? "People" would be my least favorite population group
Now here's a funny one: Where's Wally? - The corona virus edition[^]
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Is realizing you have already cursed someone before Deja Voodoo?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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He's getting old.
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A glitch in the matrix.
Or a feeling of deja-voodoo.
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My curse-or is flashing
.... are you saying bad things about me?
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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A curse - or something.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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The roots* of this are deep - hexactly what should we do when you cast this in such a dark manner?
working roots[^]
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Celine Dion cancelled her North American tour.
But her European one will go ahead, later in the year.
That is so unfair!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Coronavirus won't last.
It was made in China ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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An article I saw today was stating that the UK strategy was to let the virus spread so that everybody gets immune. Is that correct ? This seems ... weird.
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Did they learn nothing? won't work!
they tried it with the Spanish flu but the French still remain.
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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