IT SEEMS TO US AS THOUGH SCIENTISTS MAKE THIS KIND OF 'DISCOVERY' EVERY THREE OR FOUR DAYS
Scientists uncover filthy truth: Your kitchen sponge holds more bacteria than a lab Petri dish!
(Thanks to Le Petomane)
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Heck, American teenagers did that on summer vacation for decades (although apparently not any more).
Posted by: Rod | February 23, 2022 at 12:28 PM
Oops. Comment was intended for the bee story.
Posted by: Rod | February 23, 2022 at 12:29 PM
Cleanliness is a must to be considered sponge worthy.
Posted by: Elaine Benes | February 23, 2022 at 12:41 PM
This is why you should throw the spnoge away after you use it to wash the petri dish.
Posted by: Laura P. | February 23, 2022 at 12:42 PM
Guess the continent.
Posted by: Unclear on the Concept | February 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM
@EB I hope you're not using "spnoge worthy" as just an excuse to save the friendship, but did HE finish with a swirl?
Posted by: David Puddy | February 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM
I think it's time for Scientists to take a much needed vacation.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 23, 2022 at 12:53 PM
Okay, but it is really hard to get the counter tops clean with a petri dish.
Posted by: Mr. Bill | February 23, 2022 at 01:05 PM
Laura Petrie was a real dish... especially in the bathtub episode.
Posted by: fractalist | February 23, 2022 at 02:26 PM
Unless things have changed, petri dishes came sterile and mostly used to host bacteria growth for lab tests. I used them by the case when I worked grading Uranium ore for Exxon. We powdered the ore to test in an X-Ray fluorescence unit.
We didn't use many sponges, however. We always thought sponges were for bathing and bacteria pretty much took care of itself. Scientists these days just don't have proper jobs.
Posted by: Le Petomane | February 23, 2022 at 08:03 PM
My kitchen sponge likes to take a ride in the dishwasher, a couple times a week.
Posted by: Steve | February 25, 2022 at 07:50 AM