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It would be interesting if this outbreak led to a resurgence in the use of brass fixtures for things like doorknobs and handrails.
by jp57 7y ago
It would be interesting if this outbreak led to a resurgence in the use of brass fixtures for things like doorknobs and handrails.
- 0x8BADF00D 7y agoEven better: the reuse of gold and silver coinage for legal tender.
- mrec 7y agoAppealing, but a coin the weight of a UK penny made of 18-carat gold would be worth a bit over 130 USD. Not sure how practical that would be for buying a hot dog.
- twic 7y agoWell after civilisation collapses in the UK, a hot dog will cost about 130 USD, so that will be pretty handy actually.
- gewa 7y agoUnfortunately viruses are not microorganisms.
- wallacoloo 7y agoThe Wikipedia page focused specifically on antimicrobial effects of copper calls out that it has some effect on viruses. I don’t know enough to say if this is the same as the oligodynamic effect or just something similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_copper#Mechanisms_of_antimicrobial_action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_co...
- vharuck 7y agoCOVID-19 doesn't "survive" very long on copper surfaces. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v...
- jbay808 7y agoI'm all for brass, as long as it's one of the lead-free alloys.
- _bxg1 7y agoIt's unclear to me whether this applies to viruses, much less this particular virus.