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US Army Develops Tooth Cleaning Gum
pryoplasm writes "To help deal with some of the hygiene issues on the battlefield, the US Army worked on a gum to take the place of brushing your teeth. This might be eventually released and marketed to the public. While there are many gums out there that aren't so detrimental to your teeth, this one promises actually to help them out."
A tooth cleaning gun would be way more cool, and would probably strike a lot more fear in the hearts of our enemies. God knows if I had a choice between a sit down with a military dentist and being waterboarded, I'd take the waterboarding as the more humane alternative (I'm an Air Force brat and the worst pain I've experienced in my 40 years of life so far was at the hands of an Air Force Dentist when I was 11 or 12.)
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
"The report also explains that US Army researchers developed a protein that attacks the bacteria that causes plaque, which can lead to gum disease. This protein can easily be incorporated into the gum, making it a serious alternative to toothbrush and toothpaste, the researchers claim. "
Lets hope ingesting the protein doesn't have any harmful side-effects, like priapism.
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
Indeed, this story is a bit long in the tooth.
Yes. They were originally designed for killing people but were later found to have a wide range of household uses.
Brain surgery - it's not rocket science!