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<p>24.93.151.187: </p> <hr /> <div>Does anyone think the &quot;peak&quot; referred to in the title text could be the 1918 flu pandemic? Or even the bird flu outbreak?[[User:Chexwarrior|Chexwarrior]] ([[User talk:Chexwarrior|talk]]) 10:31, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> That 99.99% number on the hand sanitizer is probably made up anyway. Any actual scientific measure of effectivity would need to take into account different resistance of different types of germs. So, question is, is the sanitizer more or less effective? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 10:35, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :I actually had in the back of my mind that the 99.99% figure wasn't a &quot;dead germ count,&quot; but the number of strains of germs the sanitizer has the ability to kill. I.e. there are some strains which it doesn't kill. &amp;mdash;[[Special:Contributions/98.122.166.235|98.122.166.235]] 12:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Shouldn't 200 million times .01% actually be equivalent to 200 million times .0001, which equals 20 000 germs? [[Special:Contributions/134.169.169.121|134.169.169.121]] 13:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Yes, it should. I wonder if he will change it when he notices? [[Special:Contributions/24.93.151.187|24.93.151.187]] 13:37, 16 January 2013 (UTC)</div>

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<p>24.93.151.187: </p> <hr /> <div>Does anyone think the &quot;peak&quot; referred to in the title text could be the 1918 flu pandemic? Or even the bird flu outbreak?[[User:Chexwarrior|Chexwarrior]] ([[User talk:Chexwarrior|talk]]) 10:31, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> That 99.99% number on the hand sanitizer is probably made up anyway. Any actual scientific measure of effectivity would need to take into account different resistance of different types of germs. So, question is, is the sanitizer more or less effective? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 10:35, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :I actually had in the back of my mind that the 99.99% figure wasn't a &quot;dead germ count,&quot; but the number of strains of germs the sanitizer has the ability to kill. I.e. there are some strains which it doesn't kill. &amp;mdash;[[Special:Contributions/98.122.166.235|98.122.166.235]] 12:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Shouldn't 200 million times .01% actually be equivalent to 200 million times .0001, which equals 20 000 germs? [[Special:Contributions/134.169.169.121|134.169.169.121]] 13:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Yes, it should.</div>

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