Trump's Disinfectant Thing

[ProfessorGAC]

No!
These are SURFACE active microbicides! They work on the SURFACE of objects. (They also work way faster than 1 minutes, but the CDC testing was for 1 minute. The chemical reactions with active chlorine compounds show kinetic rates that are 1/50th of that. A little extra contact time for reasons of mass transfer is useful.)
They do not work at the tiny concentration that would result from dilution in the blood stream.
This would not only be exceedingly dangerous, but also useless!

[hlthe2b]

1. DU isn't populated with morons. Your post would really be better served on RW websites.

Just sayin...

[ProfessorGAC]

5. If I Had Any Intention Of Going There

But, I don't.
I never claimed anybody here was stupid, either.
Thanks for your enlightening reply, though!

[hlthe2b]

7. I just find the assumption this needed to be pointed out to DUers rather strange

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Everyone Has Their Own Opinion

Alas, I don't share this one with you.
It was just a comment, with a technical reason why it's stupid.
Don't see how this got you disjointed.

[The Magistrate]

13. Honestly, Ma'am

The arrant stupidity of these two posts has me flummoxed. Perhaps it is simply how early in the morning this is, and you are commenting without adequate coffee.

Your suggestion the gentleman you are addressing even might think members of this forum have to be told not to inject or swallow bleach and other disinfectants is as foolish as it is offensive.

That apparently you cannot think of any other reason than warning people not to do it for someone to take the time to lay out some reasons why it would not work, even beyond the obvious poisonous nature of the chemicals involved, bespeaks a serious want of imagination, to say the least.

On reflection, you may find use of the self-delete function advisable.

[PJMcK]

15. As always, well written, Sir (n/t)

[hlthe2b]

16. I have more respect for my fellow DUers than either of you, apparently.

and that has always included you, The Magistrate, who I enthusiastically welcomed back after your long absence. I still do so despite your attempt to deride for stating the obvious.


I do not believe DUERs to require condescending posts to remind them not to drink nor ingest bleach. Commenting on Trump's stupid comments is quite different from that.

And yes, perhaps your OWN use of self-delete is good advice to keep in mind, SIR.

[The Magistrate]

19. I Stand By The Comment, Ma'am

And hope you reconsider.

I found the Professor's laying out of why surface disinfectants would not work within the body, even supposing one that was not poisonous could be found, interesting and illuminating. I certainly did not feel I, or anyone else here, was being warned by that explanation not to inject or swallow surface disinfectants as a remedy or a preventive against the current contagion. I am puzzled that is the meaning you take from it, and still insist upon ascribing to it. Two meanings which seem far more likely are simple pleasure in providing information and understanding to others, and setting out a line of argument which might be of use to those among us who do visit open forums infested with right-wingers, or troll overtly right-wing sites.

[hlthe2b]

20. As do I, SIR

[The Magistrate]

21. Best Of the Day To You, Ma'am

"I'm going home. Someone bring me some frogs and some bourbon."

[hlthe2b]

22. Not really what I'd recommend...

for improving your argument, SIR.

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Hey, I'm glad you poputate DU w/ these thoughts of yours. Someone has got to advance ...

more scientific, rational thought somewhere (on DU for example) so the occasional republican who ventures over to DU to actually read some pretty well reasoned and rational arguments that actually makes sense / logic.

When you have folks like Steven Moore, Rush L., etc. all mouthpieces of some dubious value, occupying faux news and the like, where do people turn, for actually making sense of things?

[Mariana]

23. Do you really think there are no RWers lurking here?

Regardless of that, we all know better than to inject disinfectants, and the Professor isn't implying otherwise. We all know it's a stupid idea, and it's dangerous and wouldn't work, but it's interesting to read the explanation of exactly why it wouldn't work.

[malaise]

2. You and I would be arrested for leaving cleansers in places where children found

them. drank them and died.

[Botany]

3. Don't worry about being poisoned by disinfectants injected into the blood stream

Because you will be burned to death by the U.V. rays of "his other cure" first.

[livetohike]

12. Maybe he can get KC and The Sunshine Band to promote

his snake oil cure. .

[bullimiami]

4. Maybe he can guinea pig that UV and injected bleach thing.

Really, what does he have to lose?

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Good One!

I'll get everything ready if he wants!

[robbob]

25. But how would he get the guinea pig IN there?

😁

[Paladin]

10. You had me at "Trump's Disinfectant Thing." (nt)

[Books_Tea_Alone]

11. I was talking to my son

Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins and it is his thought that someone was talking to him about "surfactants" (a legit medical intervention for lung issues) and idiot T.rump in his dementia state processes it and regurgitates as "disinfectants".

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Your Son Gives Him Too Much Credit

With all due respect to your son, of course.
He said it because he's a buffoon. No deeper reason is required.
And, your son's possible explanation doesn't begin to cover the stupid subdermal uV blather.
He's just a stupid, stupid man and just blurts out stupid, stupud thoughts.

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. Stupid man who thinks he's a genius. His ego is out of control.

He's crackers.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

18. I agree..his lack of intelligence is so pervasive

No offense taken just another example of his screw ups and how they continue to have deadly consequences. I agree he is evil incarnate mixed and the poster child for the dumbing down of America

[OnDoutside]

24. #ImbleachTrump

[Alex4Martinez]

26. As an educator, I thank you for this post.

Possibly chief among many mistakes made by educators, and this includes virtually everyone including parents, siblings, store clerks and elected officials, is a common assumption that others must know a particular fact or concept, like the concepts of dilutions concentrations.

Good DUers do not necessarily all understand how horribly wrong the president is, not in a detailed way, and your posts are always welcome.

Ironically, the suggestion that the information would be better shared to sites which shall not be named is, frankly, silly, as visitors of such sites lack the cognitive tools needed to understand your arguments and the soul required to do anything about it if they did comprehend them.

So, hats off to you, Professor!

[ProfessorGAC]

27. Thanks, Alex (nt)