Virus survives 28 days in paper money

[MilHojas]

They say "polymer banknotes", not "paper money".

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And this 400C is probably 40ºC.

 

[on the brink]

I know that dollars are printed on cotton/linen paper. What are pesos printed on?

 

[sts7049]

I know that dollars are printed on cotton/linen paper. What are pesos printed on?

papel higenico

 

[on the brink]

As long as they are not polymer banknotes, fine by me.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

They say "polymer banknotes", not "paper money".

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And this 400C is probably 40ºC.

Yes. From the text and the graphs and just plain common sense, the second zero is surely meant to be a superscript " o."

Bear in mind this research involved positively nurturing the virus in the dark, in artificial gloop at carefully controlled temperatures so it is as far from real life conditions as it would be possible to

 

[elhombresinnombre]

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Yes. From the text and the graphs and just plain common sense, the second zero is surely meant to be a superscript " o."

Bear in mind this research involved positively nurturing the virus in the dark, in artificial gloop at carefully controlled temperatures so it is as far from real life conditions as it would be possible to

.......be. That said, nothing is going to make me relax my hygiene protocols anytime soon.

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[antipodean]

papel higenico

10 puntos!

 

[on the brink]

Printed on paper made of long cotton fibers
"El papel moneda o billete del peso argentino actualmente está elaborado 100% con fibras alargadas de algodón, siendo rezagos provenientes de la industria textil."

So, how long does the virus live on cotton fibres?

 

[mc kenna]

28 days later...... didn't they make a movie about it?

 

[Renzi]

There are already things on money that will kill you faster than Covid.

"Escherichia coli (which can cause bloody diarrhea and sometimes even kidney failure or death) and Pseudonomnas aeruoginosa (which causes urinary tract and respiratory system infections). Separately, small quantities of cocaine, heroin, yeast and fungi have also been found on cash."

Dirty Money

The public health case for a cashless society

www.scientificamerican.com