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

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: 2) by ledow on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:10PM (6 children)

    by ledow (5567) on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:10PM (#1016249) Homepage

    Even microwaving food doesn't kill stuff... that's why you have to have it pre-cooked. You can't just microwave stuff and except it to be "clean".

    And besides that, microwaving a book is the most stupid thing I've heard of. Paper, of all things.

    Charge them for the book and then charge them again for the stupidity tax.

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  • (Score: 2) by leon_the_cat on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:21PM (2 children)

    by leon_the_cat (10052) on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:21PM (#1016253) Journal

    Even more stupid than people who microwaved their dogs trying to get them dry?

    • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:35PM (1 child)

      by bzipitidoo (4388) on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:35PM (#1016262) Journal

      Heard that one a long time ago. The conclusion of the one I heard is that the dog exploded.

      This incident reminds me of a story from the early days of rural electrification. A farmer assured the electric company that no electricity was leaking at his home, because he had plugged all the unused light bulb sockets with corn cobs.

      • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Sunday July 05 2020, @04:55AM

        by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Sunday July 05 2020, @04:55AM (#1016397)

        That's not too mad when you consider the predecessor to the electric light would have been gas lighting.

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Dr Spin on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:29PM (1 child)

    by Dr Spin (5239) on Saturday July 04 2020, @09:29PM (#1016258)

    A stupidity tax?

    That should totally cover the cost of the lockdown, with money to spare.

    But somehow, I don't think trump pays his taxes.

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    Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
    • (Score: 2) by ledow on Saturday July 04 2020, @10:20PM

      by ledow (5567) on Saturday July 04 2020, @10:20PM (#1016275) Homepage

      We already have it, in part.

      Parking fines, speeding tickets...

  • (Score: 2) by AnonTechie on Sunday July 05 2020, @07:30AM

    by AnonTechie (2275) on Sunday July 05 2020, @07:30AM (#1016420) Journal

    Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for stupidity ...

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    Albert Einstein - "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."