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ProfessorGAC

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74. There's More

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 03:32 PM

Apr 2020

Now think of grilling!
450 degrees! That's 315 degrees above denaturation. The reaction increases by nearly 2^18, or around 250,000 fold.
So 120,000 milliseconds divided by 250,000 is 0.48 milliseconds.
Even if you like your meet rare, 0.48 milliseconds isn't long enough to hear the meat sizzle.
By the time you're done cooking, that virus is a glob of molecules!

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Question: What will be done with the contaminated meats? [View all] In_The_Wind Apr 2020 OP

FUN FACT underpants Apr 2020 #1

How are they preventing Covid spread in the NC processing plant? In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #3

They already have a positive test there. underpants Apr 2020 #5

I'm glad I picked up a little extra food over the past 2 months. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #8

Chittlins are still cheap. zackymilly Apr 2020 #44

My dog loves 'em. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #49

What? How dare you! zackymilly Apr 2020 #50

Hahaha In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #52

Not too fun for the pigs lame54 Apr 2020 #80

I'm sure it will all have to be destroyed somehow. Aristus Apr 2020 #2

I hope so! It can't be processed into animal feed. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #4

I want to know leftieNanner Apr 2020 #19

Excellent question. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #24

The meat is NOT contaminated. That is NOT how it is spread. Wipe package, cook the meat. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #6

Really? Something ELSE I have to give up now? Aristus Apr 2020 #9

Yeah. You need to stop inhaling raw meat. :eyes: . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #11

It never hurt before... Aristus Apr 2020 #13

Dude! That sucks. I'm addicted to snorting meat! Especially bacon! madinmaryland Apr 2020 #88

I enjoyed snacking on raw beef. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #18

That was stupid before and remains stupid for the same reasons as before. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #22

+1 LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #60

this Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #10

I'm not so sure I believe the meat is safe. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #12

Why not? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #14

Because the wet market in China may have been the start of this spread. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #15

Stop your nonsense! LIVE animals EXHALE. Purchasers breath in. THINK! Don't create false FEAR! . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #20

Don't buy live bats at a wet market. Duh. Stop posting shit, please. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #27

People congregating, not food. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #29

A wet market is a place where they sell live animals and butcher or kill them right there Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #67

Study what cooking temperatures does to virus. Ya know, Science. Or may ya dunno or reject. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #17

I don't think freezing matters....don't they freeze viruses? n/t Lucinda Apr 2020 #42

The meat in my freezer has been there since around Christmas. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #51

I need to stop watching cooking videos Lucinda Apr 2020 #55

If you have the time and money - go for it. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #56

No worries. I prefer snorting extra crispy bacon Flaleftist Apr 2020 #32

Cooked meat is fine to inhale if that turns your crank. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #33

I think you have invented a prize-winning new product. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #38

Too late. There's already bacon flavored vape juice. zackymilly Apr 2020 #46

Thanks Dem2 Apr 2020 #72

Viruses don't thrive well on meat or food; they need a living host. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #7

In time the virus will die on food. But how long does that take? In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #16

About two seconds after it hits cooking temperature. Use your brains! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #26

Gee, and I thought you Canadians were supposed to be polite. Aristus Apr 2020 #37

Sometimes reality bites. I don't check sex before replying, nor do I think it matters here. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #40

Well, it's no way to treat a DU-er of any kind. Aristus Apr 2020 #41

Sorry. I don't "suffer fools gladly". Perhaps a character flaw. I carefully try to avoid calling Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #54

thank you for saying something renate Apr 2020 #81

Wait what? I thought you were a guy! Of course some people think I am maidinmaryland. madinmaryland Apr 2020 #90

Thank you customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #69

Buy it from a butcher counter. haele Apr 2020 #34

Best answer to my question. Thank you. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #35

Who do you think slaughters, processes and transports it for the butcher? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #45

His wife? zackymilly Apr 2020 #48

I always ask my butcher, 'how's it hangin'?' zackymilly Apr 2020 #47

You don't understand. The issue is the workers who are massively spreading it among each other. hlthe2b Apr 2020 #21

Thank you for injecting reason to counter the foolish panic fear of the OP. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #23

BYE GeorgeGist Apr 2020 #57

So that's it, you put someone ignore for telling the truth? Add me. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #63

Coming soon to a black market near you. Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #25

Yup. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #28

cat food rampartc Apr 2020 #30

Cats need to be protected. Tigers in the Bronx Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #31

i can state with confidence that the owners of contaminated meat do not care rampartc Apr 2020 #43

That's what I'm afraid will happen. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #53

Several of them shanti Apr 2020 #62

Trump, the stable genius businessman, will CaptYossarian Apr 2020 #36

Good one In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #39

There's nothing wrong with the meat and it can be sold. Liberal In Texas Apr 2020 #58

Thanks for your 2 cents. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #59

You have to do what you think is right for you. Blue_true Apr 2020 #65

A virus requires a live host to stay alive. The meat is perfectly fine to eat and handle. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #61

So, the virus will be dead by the time we bring it home. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #71

Unless you buy it directly from the slaughterhouse, it will be dead days before Blue_true Apr 2020 #91

I still have a half gallon of bleach. That should last for a while. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #92

You know what I found out while struggling to find bleach, toilet paper and paper towels? Blue_true Apr 2020 #93

I popped into Family Dollar on my way home from grocery shopping, your right. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #94

Give 'em to Mikey (Trump)! DavidDvorkin Apr 2020 #64

He sure looks like it. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #66

The Virus Denatures At 135F... ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #68

I can understand that. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #70

There's More ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #74

Even better. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #75

Good answer Dem2 Apr 2020 #73

That's Quite Thorough ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #76

Good idea Dem2 Apr 2020 #77

A Ramekin? ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #78

I prefer my chicken and beef cooked. EllieBC Apr 2020 #79

I like my chicken totally done and my beef rare. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #82

Rare beef would still be fine as that is over 135F, no? EllieBC Apr 2020 #83

yes In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #85

Got out to the market today and it was pretty much stripped bare of Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #84

Shopping is a real eyeopener these days. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #86

I hadn't been out for more than 2 weeks, and I was floored by the Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #87

Did you keep the register receipt? The creamer looks like price gouging. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #89

At $7.29, I took a hard pass on the creamer. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #96

There's currently no evidence of food-based transmission. yewberry Apr 2020 #95