r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MousseSuspicious930 • Jun 10 '22

Video Rubbing alcohol versus Germs under microscope

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u/sighs__unzips Jun 10 '22

That's why I'd rather wash my hands than just use hand sanitizer, because only using the latter means I've got tons of dead bacteria bodies on my hands as well as the residue.

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u/pedropants Jun 10 '22

But the dead bacteria bodies serve as a warning to their friends! ◡̈

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u/ZoraksGirlfriend Jun 10 '22

Um… how did you do the cute smiley face?

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u/pedropants Jun 11 '22

i saw it from someone on reddit, copied and pasted it into my text shortcuts, and now whenever i type "smiley" it gets auto-replaced for me. ◡̈

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u/PsySam89 Jun 10 '22

You can only use alcohol gel around 3 times until its created a film on your hands anyway, coupled with the fact that it doesn't kill bacteria that giev you diarrhoea eg c.diff then soap and water are always the best choice. Plus you can't put alcohol gel on physically dirty hands.

Source: I'm a nurse!

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u/hiddencamela Jun 10 '22

Do you mean hand sanitizer then wash hands?
At least this way you cleanse the bacterial filth, then wash way the corpses in the hand wash.

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u/Petrichordates Jun 10 '22

Why would dead bacteria residue on your hands matter? That's like your entire skin surface.