Comments on: Physics Exams as Germ Warfare? http://www.starstryder.com/2007/09/26/physics-exams-as-germ-warfare/ Blogging one sidereal day at a time Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://www.starstryder.com/2007/09/26/physics-exams-as-germ-warfare/comment-page-1/#comment-10337 Stephen Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:09:50 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/2007/09/26/physics-exams-as-germ-warfare/#comment-10337 The grad student would then hand the concentrated package of bugs at their next meeting. OJ has too much sugar, and not enough pulp. I suggest raw, unprocessed oranges. Better yet, pink grapefruit. Pauling was wrong, though. The grad student would then hand the concentrated package of bugs at their next meeting.

OJ has too much sugar, and not enough pulp. I suggest raw, unprocessed oranges. Better yet, pink grapefruit. Pauling was wrong, though.

]]> By: Randall http://www.starstryder.com/2007/09/26/physics-exams-as-germ-warfare/comment-page-1/#comment-9697 Randall Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:29:11 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/2007/09/26/physics-exams-as-germ-warfare/#comment-9697 Will Lysol make the ink run? It depends on the type of ink. Will germs die before the paper burns? Yeah, probably. According to Ray Bradbury, at least, paper burns in the low 400 deg F, yet boiling things in water at 212 deg F is considered "sterilizing." So, I guess you could bake the tests in the oven. Be aware that impurities in the paper may still change color, you don't know what the ink will do, and that the paper may wrinkle or become brittle as the natural moisture evaporates. You could also irradiate the tests or maybe use a UVC light. You could also try wearing gloves or just washing your hands after handling the exams - being careful not to touch your nose, ears, eyes, lips, etc. in the process. The paranoid would have a graduate student copy, scan or fax them. It all depends on how much over-engineering you want to do. Good luck! Will Lysol make the ink run? It depends on the type of ink.

Will germs die before the paper burns? Yeah, probably. According to Ray Bradbury, at least, paper burns in the low 400 deg F, yet boiling things in water at 212 deg F is considered “sterilizing.” So, I guess you could bake the tests in the oven. Be aware that impurities in the paper may still change color, you don’t know what the ink will do, and that the paper may wrinkle or become brittle as the natural moisture evaporates. You could also irradiate the tests or maybe use a UVC light.

You could also try wearing gloves or just washing your hands after handling the exams – being careful not to touch your nose, ears, eyes, lips, etc. in the process.

The paranoid would have a graduate student copy, scan or fax them. It all depends on how much over-engineering you want to do.

Good luck!

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