Hmmm.....the things you learn from the OM list.
-----Original Message-----
From: William Sommerwerck [mailto:williams@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: December 2, 2002 11:46 AM
To: Olympus group
Subject: [OM] spit 'n piss
People are confusing "sterile" with "antiseptic." They don't mean the same
thing.
Spit isn't sterile, but it is mildly antiseptic -- which is why animals lick
their wounds. Some people's saliva is so antiseptic that they never develop
cavities.
Urine is not antiseptic. But right out of the body, it is almost
bacteria-free. The Inuit use urine to clean their eating utensils -- the
ammonia in it cuts the seal grease. It's unlikely urine would make a good
stop bath, because it's alkaline rather than acidic.
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