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Post# 248863 , Reply# 3   11/18/2007 at 14:09 (6,004 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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200F/95C is good for bleaching whites. Realistically, 95C/200F is appropriate for white cottons - like cloth diapers. Or for colors if you don't care if they fade to pastels. Synthetics like polyester should be able to take 200F as well, or so I understand. Anything with elastic or rubber in it, shouldn't be washed much above 160F(60C?). Diomede is 100% correct, in that 65C (170F?) is more than enough with a good powdered alkaline detergent to kill most if not all motile germs. Bear in mind that even at 200F, some bacterial spores will still survive, and of course you will contaminate the laundry the minute you touch it with bare hands. 250F at 15lbs steam pressure (autoclave or pressure cooker/canning conditions) for at least 15 minutes is required for real disinfection. And then even prions will survive (you have to use a blow torch to kill 'em). |
Post# 249013 , Reply# 5   11/19/2007 at 05:17 (6,003 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)   |   | |
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My Italian vocabulary is limited to the dialogue in the following video: Nearly every American will recognize it. It was also featured in the film "Pretty Woman". CLICK HERE TO GO TO passatdoc's LINK |
Post# 249073 , Reply# 9   11/19/2007 at 10:40 (6,003 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)   |   | |
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I believe that Lucy and Ethel modelled their "Arrivederci, mi amore...." after Anna Magnani. This was a little bit before the time of Sophia Loren or Gina Lolabrigida. But Magnani was well known and had won an Academy Award for best actress...speaking more Italian than English! |