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   Hello Gerhard,   
      
   >LL>I do not believe either Kiwis or Americans have been drinking   
   >LL>bleach as a means of preventing COVID-19.   
   >   
   >Why not? The stereotype of a U.S. citizen is a fat idiot with a cowboy hat.   
   >But maybe some numbers can help your imagination:   
   >https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6916e1.htm   
   >"The daily number of calls to poison centers increased sharply at the   
   > beginning of March 2020 for exposures to both cleaners and disinfectants   
   > (Figure)."   
      
   Oh, come now. Americans can't be all that stupid.   
      
   >Looking at the picture, you can see an almost 100% increase in "exposure" to   
   > cleaners and disinfectants. And look what it says in "Case 1":   
   >   
   >"An adult woman heard on the news to clean all recently purchased groceries   
   > before consuming them. She filled a sink with a mixture of 10% bleach   
   > solution, vinegar, and hot water, and soaked her produce. While cleaning   
   > her other groceries, she noted a noxious smell described as 'chlorine' in   
   > her kitchen."   
   >   
   >Did she go to school at all? Apparently she skipped chemistry, history and   
   > cooking. But reading? I'm sure the bleach bottle says "do not mix with   
   > other products".   
      
   Okay. I was wrong. There are exceptions. In this case, she deserves   
   an honorable mention for a Darwin Award. Not a winner, as one has to   
   actually die by one's own stupidity ...   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --    
   More Doctors Smoke Camels than Any Other Cigarette   
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