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17. Handwashing is a hoax, CDC says so, throw all that crap away

Fri May 22, 2020, 11:07 AM

May 2020

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Fire dept: Reminder don't leave hand sanitizer in your car [View all] Arkansas Granny May 2020 OP

Fake science PCIntern May 2020 #15

Handwashing is a hoax, CDC says so, throw all that crap away Baclava May 2020 #17

ethers form peroxides over time ProfessorPlum May 2020 #19

NO, not true hlthe2b May 2020 #22

Huh. Weird. Never heard of that as a chemist of 32 years ProfessorPlum May 2020 #33

I don't know any more than what I read in the article. Arkansas Granny May 2020 #3

See Post 5 ProfessorGAC May 2020 #6

Well... HootieMcBoob May 2020 #9

Just Put It In The Glove Box ProfessorGAC May 2020 #5

Evidently the Fire Department has a different view of the matter? Ford_Prefect May 2020 #10

Not necessarily. Both views consider the flammability of alcohol etc. Tactical Peek May 2020 #13

There Was An Incident Last Year ProfessorGAC May 2020 #21

Not At All ProfessorGAC May 2020 #20

Exactly. I had some in my glove compartment for a decade. intheflow May 2020 #16

Another example of the power of sunlight. safeinOhio May 2020 #7

I have been for years and years obamanut2012 May 2020 #14

Yikes Proud Liberal Dem May 2020 #18

Just throw a folded kitchen towel over it. tavernier May 2020 #23

thanks for post, will remove anti-virus kit from my car. peacebuzzard May 2020 #24

From the article and other comments here, it seems the danger is Arkansas Granny May 2020 #26

I will have to think of the logistics involved with my kit. peacebuzzard May 2020 #28

I've been keeping it in my car since hand sanitizer became mainstream Polybius May 2020 #25

I keep an 8oz spray bottle of 151 Everclear in my truck. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #27

What is Everclear? alcohol? peacebuzzard May 2020 #29

I have heard of this as an alternative for pharmacy alcohol. peacebuzzard May 2020 #31