Here's an interesting read somewhat along those lines. https://www.neilmacdonald.me/2020/04/03/give-me-liberty-and-give-everyone-else-death/
Here's an interesting read somewhat along those lines. https://www.neilmacdonald.me/2020/04/03/give-me-liberty-and-give-everyone-else-death/
For those wondering about supply chain issues, particularly as they related to dairy...
I came across a super informative thread from a dairy farmer on Twitter, explaining what's happening in the supply chain.
I commend anyone to read it. (its long, so I won't repost here)
But a couple of interesting notes:
Figures out of the US (Cdn #'s should come soon) show increases through retail of 53% in milk, 84% in cheese, 127% for butter. All while food service demand collapsed.
Also
Farmers typically have only 72 hours of storage capacity for fresh milk; and normally get a pick-up every 48 hours; if anything happens where a truck can't come, most can't store milk through the next pickup.
I saw that. I wonder if they’ll exhume them later for cremation.
...imagine that coronavirus is your butter dish, covered with buttery fat.
"You try to wash your butter dish with water alone, but that butter is not coming off the dish," Williams explained. "You need some soap to dissolve grease. So soap or alcohol are very, very effective against dissolving that greasy liquid coating of the virus."
What does getting rid of that outer layer do to the germ?
"It physically inactivates the virus, so it can't bind to and enter human cells anymore," Wllliams said.
Just how soap accomplishes this feat is rather strange and fascinating science.
It's all about how soap molecules are formed -- each looks much like a tiny sperm, with a head and tail. The head bonds with water but the tail rejects it, preferring oil and fat.
Frantically trying to escape water, the tail of the soap is drawn to the fatty outer layer of the virus and begins to pry it open, much like we might use a crowbar to separate two pieces of wood.
Once the virus or bacteria splits open, it spills its guts into the soapy water and dies...