Mittwoch, 16. September 2015
Dad makes a Hulk Princess birthday cake and it’s incredible
Germaphobes – antibacterial soap is no more effective at killing germs than normal soap
Germaphobes, we have some bad news for you.
Korean scientists have found that antibacterial soap is no more effective at killing bacteria than normal soap.
According to the team at Korea University, the antibacterial soap market in the US is worth nearly $1 billion (£6.5 million) a year.
However, after a detailed study – which involved researchers testing twenty bacterial strains against plain and antibacterial soaps for 20 seconds at 22°C and 20 seconds 40°C – researchers found that the plain soap performed just as well.
Interestingly, the problem wasn’t exactly that the bacterial soaps didn’t perform better… it was that it took them 9 hours to do their work, which is obviously little use when most people wash their hands for mere seconds.
In the results section of the report, the researchers explained: ‘These results suggest that although triclosan-containing soap does have antibacterial activity, the effects are not apparent during the… Read the full story http://ift.tt/1UVgW9M September 16, 2015 at 01:15PM
Dienstag, 15. September 2015
Dienstag, 16. September 2014
Where in London does your beard/fringe say you should live?
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but you can tell a lot about a person from their haircut.
Man in his 30s with a quiff? Probably works in media. Woman with jet black hair and a severe bob? Chances are, she’s in the arts.
So what does your facial hair or fringe say about you and where you best fit in London? Compare yourself to these and find out.
Also, if you match the guy with the random sideburns you might want to rethink your look.
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