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Coronavirus US: People Try Microwaving Library Books Amid Virus Fears

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday July 04 2020, @07:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-try-this-at-home dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:

Coronavirus US: People try microwaving library books amid virus fears:

A US library took to Facebook to share their outrage over people's latest attempts to disinfect public property, like library books.

"Noooooooo!!!!!! Oh no no no," Tampa Bay Library Consortium captioned a picture of a book badly burnt after borrowers tried microwaving it to kill germs.

The book was loaned out from Temple Terrace Public Library in Florida, where staff assured everyone that books were disinfected safely before being loaned out again.

"Temple Terrace and all Hillsborough County Library Cooperative libraries quarantine all materials for 72 hours after they are returned. Please do NOT attempt to microwave library materials as the RFID tags, located inside, will catch fire. Stay safe out there," they shared on Facebook.

It comes after news stories in the US that claimed people could sanitise library books by placing them in the microwave.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @08:00PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @08:00PM (#1016219)

    Step 2: Grow oyster mushrooms on it

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @08:56PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @08:56PM (#1016241)

    I wonder if the library RFID tags are the same ones (or similar) used in US Passports?

    There was a story going around that if you microwaved your new-ish passport it would kill the RFID chip, preventing walk-by identity theft. But I thought it only took a few seconds.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Revek on Sunday July 05 2020, @01:15AM (1 child)

      by Revek (5022) on Sunday July 05 2020, @01:15AM (#1016336)

      They fry if you microwave them for a few seconds. I started working for a library earlier this year and its been discussed.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 05 2020, @03:15AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 05 2020, @03:15AM (#1016362)

        So, if the library has a little kitchenette for the librarians, does it have a sign on the microwave oven:

        Food only, no books allowed!

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 05 2020, @04:54AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 05 2020, @04:54AM (#1016394)

    Use bleach