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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.

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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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