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They mention in passing that cognac was used to disinfect things. Not foolproof, but not exactly a sepsis inducing nightmare either.
by whoisburbansky 5y ago
They mention in passing that cognac was used to disinfect things. Not foolproof, but not exactly a sepsis inducing nightmare either.
- refurb 5y agoCognac is usually what? 30-40% alcohol? It needs to be 70%. https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/disinfection-methods/chemical.html https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection...
- cjrp 5y agoThe one upside from COVID; no flight will be short of hand gel to sanitise with! Actually, is hand gel even good for that?
- ls612 5y agoIt's literally designed to kill bacteria. Funnily enough it does next to nothing against respiratory pathogens like covid which spread through the air not through surfaces.
- mcv 5y agoOne of the first things reported about the virus was that it was held together by a membrane of fatty molecules that would easily dissolve with soap. Soap literally kills the virus. So of course everybody decides to wash their hands with alcohol-based sanitiser instead. I've never quite understood that. But there has been a lot I don't understand these past few years.
- pmyteh 5y agoThose guidelines recommend 60-95% ABV (and note that effectiveness drops off sharply below 50%) but also report that at least some pathogens are killed in seconds with exposure to 40% ethanol. If all you have to disinfect your ad hoc instruments is brandy, then use it: way better than nothing.