Comments on: UNDERaWEARness

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:21 +0000

Heidilou, very interesting. A credible friend of mine posted this at a listserve ( http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/ ) so I suppose if they can kill cancer fungus with sodium bicarbonate, they can kill germs with silver. I stand corrected. Still, it was interesting about the origins of snake oil! The things you learn while listening to CBC radio while sewing.

By: heidilou

heidilou — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:41:48 +0000

I think the silver thing is more than just snake oil. (Of course I do! I’d feel pretty stupid about buying that expensive washer if I didn’t believe in it.)

Anyway, a random google search turned up this:

http://jdr.iadrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/9/922

Also, I have first-hand knowledge of something that I can’t talk about because I could get fired. But … yeah, I know of a product under development that is going to be regulated by the FDA, which is going to use silver to fight bacterial infections.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:24:57 +0000

Well if you really want to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_oil
Amazing.
I suppose I shouldn’t diss the silver thing because I do know people who take zinc to ward off colds.
I love blogs for this reason! Although, I could have lived without knowing that much about my underwear.

By: XUP

XUP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:58:37 +0000

Julia – I never knew how snake-oil was extracted. What exactly was it used for? I’ve heard that silver has anti-biotic/bacterial properties. There’s collodial silver that people used to use on infections and drink for viruses and stuff. You can still buy it. The expression “born with a silver spoon in his mouth” came from the practice wealthy people would do of giving their children silver spoons to suck on to ward off colds, infections and other diseases. It seemed to work. The things we learn from each other, eh?

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:49:39 +0000

From the Samsung site:
“Here’s how it works: A grapefruit-sized device alongside the tub uses electrical currents to nano-shave two silver plates the size of large chewing gum sticks. The resulting positively charged silver atoms – Silver ions (Ag+) — are injected into the tub during the wash cycle. According to tests, this process removed or killed 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria.”

Sounds like snake oil to me. In fact, I just listened to someone on CBC talking about snake oil! You have to boil one to get the fat out of it (kind of hard on the snake). And for the oil to be beneficial at all, it should be from a cold water snake. Like those omega oils in salmon.

By: XUP

XUP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:39:04 +0000

UA – What do you mean “wait until”? I don’t want bedbugs — ever. I’ve been so full of sympathy for your bedbug plight. Hopefully, it’s all over now — forever! Lavendar is a lovely shade for undies.

Kimberly – Yes, one would think that one would be able to SEE a whole gram of poop in one’s undergarments and wash accordingly.

Heidilou – Oh you and Kimberly and your high-tech home appliances! Silver ions indeed. The rest of us are still beating our unmentionables on rocks in the Ottawa river.

By: heidilou

heidilou — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:51:56 +0000

I have a washer that uses silver ions to kill 99.9% of the bacteria using cold water:

http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_group=productnews&news_type=consumerproduct&news_ctgry=laundrywasherdryer&news_seq=3071&search_keyword=&from_dt=&to_dt=

I don’t understand how it works, but they say it does work.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:49:21 +0000

A gram?! Does this person not own toilet paper? That seems like an awful lot.

That said, the sanitary cycle on my washer is a beautiful thing, even if I only reserve it for child-related bio accidents and bouts of illness.

By: Urban Animal

Urban Animal — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:12:47 +0000

Wait till you lived with bed bugs, then you’ll wash everything in hot water! Just make sure you don’t do like me, put a pair of red socks in it. All my white underwear are now a lovely shade of lavender. Doesn’t matter really cause well, not many people see it… lol

By: XUP

XUP — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:29:15 +0000

Skylark – As you can see, we have BIG issues on the broiler here. You might want to stay in the middle east where it’s safe. We might be banning all travel in and out of the country until we can solve this problem.

Zoom – Yes, you’re right, only one. Phew. I must learn to read.

Deb – I want to know who actually conducted the investigation that came up with this one gram of feces theory. And how the investigation was conducted.

Noha – We could stop wearing undergarments altogether. That would solve the problem!!

Violetsky – I’ve actually been meaning to read that book anyway. I love stuff like that. And, OH — Holland!! That explains everything.