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nodewarrior1 t1_itdko3x wrote

man be careful with that . there is still al lot of small amounts of rust. if that gets in ure food u will get sick. lock jaw bro is no joke!!!

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ohyouretough t1_ite0eg8 wrote

Rust itself doesn’t cause tetanus. It’s bacteria.

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nodewarrior1 t1_ite1tz4 wrote

does rust play some part in tetanus? i thought it did. does the bacteria come from the rust?

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copperboom129 t1_ite2mmk wrote

Tetanus bacteria lives in dirt. Cutting yourself on a rusty dirty object gives it a way into your bloodstream.

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nodewarrior1 t1_itei1ih wrote

why is it associated with stepping on rusty nails. or rust like objects cutting ppl?

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ComplaintNo6835 t1_itelw13 wrote

Rust greatly increases the surface area where the bacteria can live. Puncture wounds are more likely to impart the bacteria. Metal in soil is a common source of puncture wounds and metal sitting around in soil is rusty.

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ohyouretough t1_itedgcf wrote

Nope. Rust does help in that it makes the surface of an object pitted giving it more surface area for bacteria to inhabit but that’s about it.

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nodewarrior1 t1_itehu6x wrote

hmmm strange i was always under the impression it was rust that cause lock jaw tettnus from hearing stories about ppl stepping on rusty nails and dying. rust literally contributes nothing to it. i feel so dumb noww

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ohyouretough t1_itel3uh wrote

The rusty nail thing is probably a big part of why the myth came to be. Metal in soil is a great way to make it rust while also harboring the bacteria.

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absentlyric t1_itecsxy wrote

Exactly, I've cooked on my rusted out cast iron pan dozens of times before re-seasoning it in the past. No lockjaw here.

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totallypooping OP t1_itdln7t wrote

That’s a good point.

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javaavril t1_itejn7i wrote

Consider getting it rechromed, then it'll be ready for another 60 years of service.

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sigma_hyperborean t1_ithev47 wrote

I’d go for nickel plating. Looks just a little more refined than chrome to me.

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javaavril t1_ithhg82 wrote

While I do agree that nickel is a finer finish, replating in nickel while it is embossed as "chrome steel" would be so disordered in my brain!

If OP doesn't have pendant issues they should totally do that though :)

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sigma_hyperborean t1_ithhwna wrote

Chrome steel here doesn’t refer to the plating, it refers to the alloy - chrome is added to the steel itself to improve corrosion resistance

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javaavril t1_ithix3c wrote

You're comment here, of information I already knew, has no impact or alteration for my personal opposition to nickel plating in this scenario.

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nodewarrior1 t1_itdr2su wrote

get all the rust off. then take a magnify glass and just look it over to make sure all the rust is off

a lot of food vendors in india make food products sometimes with rusty stuff.... gets ppl very sick. then someone attacks their food stall etc.

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PLATxYPUS t1_itdy49x wrote

Rust doesn’t make people sick, it might taste bad but it won’t do anything more than that if eaten

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BiasedReviews t1_ite617m wrote

This is correct. Rust does not cause illness. Bacteria cause illness.

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