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Scientists Put an End To Smelly Socks

Posted by samzenpus on from the never-do-laundry-again dept.

athe!st writes "A new anti-microbial treatment that can make clothing — including smelly socks — permanently germ-free has been developed by US scientists. In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal Applied Materials and Interfaces, Dr Jason Locklin and his colleagues state that the treatment kills a wide range of dangerous pathogens, including staph, strep, E. coli, pseudomonas and acinetobacter."

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  1. Re:Hmm... by Literaphile · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's see, contribute to the creation of a superbug, or wash my fucking socks? Decisions, decisions...

    You have socks just for fucking?

  2. Re:Better living through chemicals by geekoid · · Score: 1, Funny

    less fungus and microbes.

    So, now that I answered your question, maybe you can do less implied FUD?

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  3. Re:Hmm... by Abstrackt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's see, contribute to the creation of a superbug, or wash my fucking socks? Decisions, decisions...

    You have socks just for fucking?

    You don't?

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  4. Re:Yes, Great... by thisnamestoolong · · Score: 2, Funny

    How many days could you take a shit in your living room until you could no longer tolerate it?

    Well, I started watching Transformers that one time, so I guess it would be about 15 minutes...

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  5. Re:Panties Anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Faster than anyone around here will.