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Re: Nuking Mold



And I thought the Friday Funnies had been cancelled this week.  I suppose if
any of those volumes have metal in them (staple bindings anyone?), or if the
glue melts, the prof may have more problems than just mold.

Oh well - "Nuke 'em, Dano."

C. V. Mutschler
-30-

Holly Hodges wrote:

> No, this one's not about Denver...
>
> A computer science faculty member just dropped by to find out if his
> books and papers (which have been stored in East North Carolina until
> recently) could have the mold destroyed by being nuked in his microwave.
>
> It caught me off guard (like everything else today!) and I did go over
> the usual stuff (dehumidifiers, silicon gel packs, Lysol and mask,
> NEDCC...) but he seems intent on nuking them and seemed to want to hear
> a "professional" say it's okay.
>
> I can't quite bring myself to say "okay;" I keep thinking about
> overdehydrating the paper and accelerating aging and brittleness.  When
> he left he seemed determined to try it anyway.  I asked him to let me
> know how it turns out.
>
> Interested in comments,
>
> Holly, getting dehydrated in Chatta.
>
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