When the copy paper was inserted into the machines and used to make copies, investigators believe, the spores dislodged and were "aerosolized" into the atmosphere by the whirring fans and other moving parts of the high-speed copiers. Seems kind of iffy to me. The reams of paper are sealed, by more paper and some glue. I could see the spores settling onto the outside of the reams, but not much getting onto the sheets on the inside, there to be "aerolized" by the fans and other moving parts. The wrappers end up in the trash or recycle bin, not in the copier.
Seems kind of iffy to me. The reams of paper are sealed, by more paper and some glue. I could see the spores settling onto the outside of the reams, but not much getting onto the sheets on the inside, there to be "aerolized" by the fans and other moving parts. The wrappers end up in the trash or recycle bin, not in the copier. Once a single spore got onto the copier glass, it was replicated onto each copy thus distributing it around. Of course, as each copy was recopied.. and so on. :)