That actively kills because it’s used so often? I guess so.
Otherwise, bleach or hydrogen peroxide can kill most of the life forms here on your planet, including humans. Although, for hydrogen peroxide it’ll take a decent amount and it will be very painful.
It’s also worth noting that, while less common these days, a large part of soap was animal fat, so animals had to die for the soap to actually be created.
You could make the argument that animal fat is a byproduct, and the animal wasn’t killed just for the purpose of making soap. But it’s still something to consider.
Regular soap doesn’t kill microbes. It emulsifies the oils on your skin that they stick to so water will rinse them off. There are anti-microbial soaps, and there used to be much more before studies suggested they might contribute to treatment-resistant strains.
Your stomach produces hydrochloric acid, which is also deadly in higher concentrations, and deadly to bacteria and such even at stomach concentrations.
I don’t know cold temperature migdt just have it beat! Think of tde bacteria in the early fall vs the mid winter on the northern (and far southern) parts of the globe!
I once read about how a single drop of soap can take down hundreds of thousands of microbes. Every time I wash my hands now, I picture tiny civilizations collapsing.
I don’t know man diatomic Oxygen has an entire extinction event it’s credited with. I just don’t think soap has been around nearly long enough to match that.
I’d lean towards alcohol manufacture; think of how many yeast died to make your beer, and compare that to the invisible film of microbes on your hands.
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That actively kills because it’s used so often? I guess so.
Otherwise, bleach or hydrogen peroxide can kill most of the life forms here on your planet, including humans. Although, for hydrogen peroxide it’ll take a decent amount and it will be very painful.
Doesn’t soap just remove bacteria off of your hands, not kill them?
Oxygen is surprisingly high on that list, too.
I mean water is one of the deadliest substances… the same way that Alpha Centauri is centimeters away from Earth.
But I think sunlight has soap beat by a zillion miles. Soap is very uncommon on Earth by comparison.
Soap: mass murderer of germs, hero to humans.
Basically John Wick… but for bacteria.
Oxygen must be the deadliest, since anything that inhales it dies after a certain amount of time
It’s also worth noting that, while less common these days, a large part of soap was animal fat, so animals had to die for the soap to actually be created.
You could make the argument that animal fat is a byproduct, and the animal wasn’t killed just for the purpose of making soap. But it’s still something to consider.
Peak Reddit moment. Your post gives me serious doubts about whether you shower
Just realized soap is like a ninja for bacteria silent but deadly. Time to give it the respect it deserves or at least some extra bubbles.
Regular soap doesn’t kill microbes. It emulsifies the oils on your skin that they stick to so water will rinse them off. There are anti-microbial soaps, and there used to be much more before studies suggested they might contribute to treatment-resistant strains.
Your stomach produces hydrochloric acid, which is also deadly in higher concentrations, and deadly to bacteria and such even at stomach concentrations.
Reading this while washing my face with soap
I don’t know cold temperature migdt just have it beat! Think of tde bacteria in the early fall vs the mid winter on the northern (and far southern) parts of the globe!
Oxygen is one of the deadliest compounds in the universe. It kills virtually everything in its pure form, is highly flammable and melts steel.
I once read about how a single drop of soap can take down hundreds of thousands of microbes. Every time I wash my hands now, I picture tiny civilizations collapsing.
Soap doesn’t kill bacteria though, it “catches” it so it can be washed away
I don’t know man diatomic Oxygen has an entire extinction event it’s credited with. I just don’t think soap has been around nearly long enough to match that.
In this case, the most deadly thing on earth would be a bacteriophage.
Soap usually doesn’t kill that many bacteria. It just washes them off of a surface.
A bar if soap is also the only true self-cleaning item – my shower thought
Lysol got its name from (ly)sis + (sol)ution. A liquid to break down bacteria.
I’d lean towards alcohol manufacture; think of how many yeast died to make your beer, and compare that to the invisible film of microbes on your hands.
My personal preference is for Lux, but I find Palmolive has a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor – heady, but with just a touch of mellow smoothness.
Lifebuoy, on the other hand…
In the same breath, water is the most powerful substance on earth
I’ll tell ya what, you drink the hydrofluoric acid and I’ll drink the dish soup.
Thank God for that, killing bacteria on such a scale is the only thing that sounds good when said like that