Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Jan 26 2007
Now that the smoke is cleared...
Several sources have been reporting the wonders of using your handy home microwave oven to kill bacteria on kitchen sponges and dish cloths. It seems that people began grabbing dry sponges and tossing them into the microwave with less than desirable results. It's not really a good trade-off to eliminate potentially hazardous lifeforms by killing yourself with smoke inhalation.
I've been zapping sponges for quite some time. While I don't recall where I first saw or heard the information, it must have been long before this month's sudden revelation that sent people dashing off to smoke their too-dry sponges. The Journal of Applied Microbiology was reporting successes with microwave techniques at least as early as 1998.
I wonder. Could any surviving bacteria mutate into heat-resistant forms? Maybe this whole thing could be paving the way for some kind of weird ecological adaptation to future global warming conditions. On the other hand, we could end up with smoke-resistant humans from all those flaming dry sponges.
posted at: 09:21 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
Several sources have been reporting the wonders of using your handy home microwave oven to kill bacteria on kitchen sponges and dish cloths. It seems that people began grabbing dry sponges and tossing them into the microwave with less than desirable results. It's not really a good trade-off to eliminate potentially hazardous lifeforms by killing yourself with smoke inhalation.
I've been zapping sponges for quite some time. While I don't recall where I first saw or heard the information, it must have been long before this month's sudden revelation that sent people dashing off to smoke their too-dry sponges. The Journal of Applied Microbiology was reporting successes with microwave techniques at least as early as 1998.
I wonder. Could any surviving bacteria mutate into heat-resistant forms? Maybe this whole thing could be paving the way for some kind of weird ecological adaptation to future global warming conditions. On the other hand, we could end up with smoke-resistant humans from all those flaming dry sponges.
posted at: 09:21 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
