ohyouretough
ohyouretough t1_itedgcf wrote
Reply to comment by nodewarrior1 in Took a dremmel to clean it up. 60 yrs old and the best vegetable slicer I’ve ever had. by totallypooping
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.
ohyouretough t1_ite0eg8 wrote
Reply to comment by nodewarrior1 in Took a dremmel to clean it up. 60 yrs old and the best vegetable slicer I’ve ever had. by totallypooping
Rust itself doesn’t cause tetanus. It’s bacteria.
ohyouretough t1_itel3uh wrote
Reply to comment by nodewarrior1 in Took a dremmel to clean it up. 60 yrs old and the best vegetable slicer I’ve ever had. by totallypooping
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.