Sprayable Foam Wages War on Chemical, Biological Weapons - Oatmeal Kills Anthrax Bacteria

Prism | First Quarter 2001 | Daniel Ehntholt

[tallhappy]

I have heard no news about this.

This article is from well before 911 and it sounds promising.

[Jmouse007]

Well, dip me in Oatmeal and call me a Quaker Oat!

I guess this could become a very popular costume this time of year. When you were done your husband or wife could lick it all off, if they are into oatmeal that is :o)

[mystery-ak]

Do I have to start dipping my mail in oatmeal before I read it, if I can.

[poweqi]

I'm asumming the oatmeal has to be cooked? I grew up on oatmeal does that make me immune?

[TADSLOS]

Wilford Brimly was right after all...

[tallhappy]

Actually, my subtitle may be a bit too flippant. It's not really accurate.

The outer casing of oat grain is similar to the outer casing of anthrax causing bacterium and the same enyzme that breaks down the molecules making up these shells works on both.

In the case of oatmeal it makes it easier to cook faster.

In the case of the anthrax bacteria it kills the bacteria.

I think that this spray should get produced and distributed ASAP.

[lelio]

I used to take an oatmeal bath (it was some oatmeal like product in a can) to heal from the itching of poison ivy. Little did I know I was protecting myself against right wing terror groups that are mailing anthrax.

[Sparticle]

The Society of Friends

[Catspaw]

I knew my Mom's oatmeal could kill (or at least sink a battleship), but I never put anthrax on the list. I just thought she was trying to thin down the crowd at the breakfast table.

[George Smiley]

The only problem with using something oatmeal-based is that if you don't wash it off within five minutes you become immobilized in a concretelike mass.

:^)

[Catspaw]

The only problem with using something oatmeal-based is that if you don't wash it off within five minutes you become immobilized in a concretelike mass.

First gelatinous and lumpy, then concretelike mass. Yup, that's my Mom's oatmeal.

Even now, when we're visiting Mom, we always suggest taking Mom out for breakfast, Just In Case.

[Jmouse007]

No, put her to work on the development of the anti Anthrax oatmeal formula. She sounds like the perfect candidate. who knows, she just may be your ticket to "Who wants to be a gazzillionaire" :o)

[Grammy]

My mom tried to kill me with oatmeal for many years! 8-)
Actually, oatmeal baths are very good for itching. It is the only thing that kept my daughter from going crazy when she had the chicken pox.

[tallhappy]

PLEASE POST A LINK TO THE SOURCE URL OF THIS ARTICLE.

Why?

BTW, I can't. Got it from Lexis-Nexis.

[Dog Gone]

Sounds like a company press release hyping their own product.

[tallhappy]

Sounds like a company press release hyping their own product.

Yeah, that's obvious.

Still sounds good.

[tallhappy]

Here is an url for it www.adlittle.com/publications/prism1_2001/Foam.pdf

Note it is a pdf -- Adobe Acrobat file.

This is a link to the linking page, www.adlittle.com/publications/prism.asp

[ChemistCat]

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[jb54tx]

great I have it for breakfast every morning.... I knew it was good for something!