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Levelskid

Levelskid

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  • Levelskid
    Okay, so I took the same pond water and mixed it with hydrogen peroxide. The bacteria also stopped moving and some burst from bubbles.
    Rocco
    Rocco
    Have you tried adding something “edible” like a tiny tiny piece of meat or bread crumb to see how the organisms react?
    Levelskid
    Levelskid
    I guess I could try that.
    Rocco
    Rocco
    Also, peroxide is awesome! I pour some in to each sink/drain in my apartment once every two weeks or so. Makes things fresh and clean and smell almost like a dentist’s office or other sanitized spaces. The fizzing noise is satisfying, lol.
    Levelskid
    Okay, this time I took some pond water, and mixed it with 70% alcohol. The bacteria just stopped moving, proving yes, alcohol is a pretty good disinfectant.
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    Rocco
    Rocco
    I have been enjoying your microscope updates. Tiny things are cool! Are you able to take photos through the scope lense?
    Judge
    Judge
    Even just 70%? Interesting.....useful. Thanks for sharing.
    Outdated
    Outdated
    Around 20% alcohol is enough to kill the yeasts that make alcohol. That's why you never find wines with that high an alcohol content. I used to distill my own ethanol with yeast specifically bred for that. The highest concentration of alcohol I managed before distilling was around 20%.
    Levelskid
    So, I took some pond water and mixed with some bleach. Long story short; most of the organisms had disappeared when I looked at it again.
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    Outdated
    Outdated
    Peroxide was commonly used as a disinfectant, mostly with cuts and abrasions on small children because it doesn't sting like iodine does. Also girls commonly used it to bleach their hair.
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    @Outdated ; peroxide not stinging? I once had a double compound tib-fib. My leg was encased in what looked like an erector set with rods (pins) penetrating my leg and screwed into the pieces of bone to hold them in place. To keep the penetrations sanitary I was subjected to pin care of peroxide swabbed in the penetrations. The pain was like dousing my leg in gasoline and setting it alight.
    Outdated
    Outdated
    @Gerald Wilgus Mum used to put it on our sores when we were little. It froths and bubbles and tickles and it made us laugh. It was a common household product back then.
    Levelskid
    Cardboard looks like wood under the microscope.
    Outdated
    Outdated
    Cardboard (and paper) is wood. Ground to a pulp then mixed with water and a few longer fibres such as cotton or hemp added for strength. That is then extruded between a couple of hot rollers to give a consistent thickness and to evaporate the water out of the mix.

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    Levelskid
    It took a minute for the boiling water to not fog up the lens, but I finally managed to examine it. From what I could tell, the microorganism from the sample are all gone.
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    You can test using your microscope what kinds of household products make for a good disinfectant.
    TBRS1
    TBRS1
    If you know how to cut thin sections (check YouTube for easy hacks that don't require a special devise), try cutting cross sections of celery and/or carrots.

    These make a cool view :)

    Also, onions (the thin papery membrane between layers) are good for viewing great big cells.
    Levelskid
    So I froze some water to look under my microscope; the water went from fluid drops to frozen microscopic cubes. I'll try boiling it next.
    Levelskid
    Today's moral: Never let your neighbor's dog jump in you car (or sniff your equipment).
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    What happened?
    Levelskid
    Levelskid
    Well, the neighbor's came by to say hi, and he jumped in my car when I opened the door, sniffed at my equipment, and nearly took it to bury it somewhere.
    Levelskid
    Wasp stingers are more serrated than they appear (also don't look at insects under the microscope if you want to sleep well at night).
    Outdated
    Outdated
    Some of our insects are big enough that you don't need the microscope. :)

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    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    Looking at insects under a microscope never bothered me that way.🤔 Fleas are kinda interesting because they are a bit transparent and you can observe their internal organs a bit.
    Judge
    Judge
    Yes. A classic case for me where feeling is believing! Recalling when a yellow-jacket was resting on a door knob that I didn't immediately notice. o_O
    Levelskid
    I looked at the piece of carpet I found in the house under the microscope...other than tiny threads, I think I've seen some dust mites (trembles).
    Levelskid
    Paper, under microscopic vision, looks to be composed of tiny threads woven together (I need to look up how paper was made).
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