My roommate only washes up if he poops, never after peeing. Now every time I’m in any of the common areas I have to wash my hands after touching anything I haven’t wiped down. Thus, I wash my hands twice every time I use the bathroom; once as normal and again in the kitchen because I touched the taps, light switch and door handle in the bathroom which likely have groin sweat on them… /rant

  • snoons@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    8·
    15 days ago

    You’ll need a sample of a Listeria monocytogenes

    Fucking sent me lmao

    *Maybe I’ll do this, but turn up the heating to 37C for ~16 hours during Phase 3 so my artistry can truly be admired.

    • chaosCruiser@futurology.todayEnglish
      2·
      15 days ago

      The best thing about L. monocytogenes is that it’s not particularly picky. Even if the temperature or pH-value are grossly off, you won’t kill your cultivation that easily. You’ll only slow down the growth and metabolism instead of stopping them completely. Technically, you could even carry out the experiment in a refrigerator, but it’s just going to take an absurdly long time to get anywhere. If you want to hit the sweet spot, it’s somewhere between 30°C and 37°C. Incidentally, that’s also the temperature range where you can very easily get an understanding on what exponential growth really means IRL. This project is just full of educational potential for everyone involved!