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Norgur@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• QuinceDaPence@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Fun fact: tetanus comes from dirt, not rust

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  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So are you saying there is no risk of tetanus after getting pierced by a rusty nail with no dirt on it?

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    • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Correct. If you take a totally clean, disinfected nail, stick it in some lab grade brine until it gets rusty, and then stab yourself with it, there is a 0% chance of getting tetanus.

      You could technically have tetanus on something without it being covered in dirt. My point is tetanus bacteria lives in the dirt. But the rust has nothing to do with it other than making the metal more likely to cut or pierce you.

      People tend to think the rust is what causes it.

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      • EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        People tend to think the rust is what causes it.

        Correct, I definitely thought that was the case

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      • Username@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It appears to be a complete US phenomenon to me. I have only ever heard this myth in online media, and it just seems absurd that Bacteria somehow preferd iron oxide.

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  • Slow@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You forgot about germs and parasites.

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    • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah but Tetanus is caused by a specific bacteria called Clostridium Tetani and I don't know how it would find its way to a random thumb tack.

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• kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Isn’t that just a fictional character in some mediocre movie? I don’t he can do anything to you

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