The column inspired me to take a look at the little bottle of antibacterial gel I carry with me in case of a need to clean my hands without other means. The active ingredient is 62% ethyl alcohol. However, the stuff evaporates in seconds. Am I doing any good at all? Though the column doesn’t address this directly, it seems that more time would be needed for effective de-germification–I’m guessing my hands are less hospitable to bacteria than beef broth but more than a glass thermometer.
I don’t have a good hard answer for you off the cuff, other than my initial recollection from looking this up once is that even for the short time they act, the hand sanitizers are pretty effective against some common bacteria, not so against others which mercifully are less common.
So, is that topless lady in the background meant to be Una or Fierra? Or did Slug just decide that he didn’t need any excuse to put in a topless woman?
I confess I’m not entirely sure what’s happening in that illustration; I may need to look at the high-res version.
Yeah, but where are your knees? I was expecting a picture of someone eating off them.
I just assumed with a women getting dressed and the comments about how dirty the groin were that the cowboy felt the need to purify his mouth for some reason…
Yes, I thought it was yet another example of where Slug’s mind often dwells.
The wiki article on Everclear claims that this article says that Everclear can be used as an antiseptic.
Cecil,
Great column, but I certainly hope that you have afforded Una some robust and comprehensive health coverage as a condition for working with/for you!
What, you mean besides the free alcohol?
Wait until you see the experiment I did for next week’s column…it involved 6 gallons of beer. Seriously.
Ya know, Una, I totally heart you. You are the wind beneath my wings!
More specifically, women swabbing each others’ sweaty groins.
I want to stress that “groin” in the context of the experiment means “the front side of where the diagonal line where the upper leg joins the torso”, and absolutely nothing else.
Dear Slug:
Don’t drink and draw.
Close enough for government work.
It’s not “close enough”, it’s what the word “groin” actually means. “Groin” for the genitalia is yet another sad case of an innocent word becoming almost useless after being used as a euphemism.
My sister, who is an RN at Georgetown (DC) University Hospital,
relates that Chlorox is the preferred germ-killer for appications
not involving contact with human skin.
When I suggested alcohol she brushed me off. Now, thanks to
Cecil, Una and Fierra, I know why.
I would be curious to know whether anyone here can provide
comparative stats in re Chlorox as a disinfectant. For that matter,
how about Iodine?
But what is the study involving beer, one of my favorite things
(after certain anatomical features as, well, you can guess)?
Please inform this thread ASAP.
You’ll have to wait 3 more days before it’s published.
Thank you for the prompt reply.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 it is, although I won’t be upset
if you are not exactly on time.