Vinegar VS Bacteria under the microscope!

[sipofsunkist]

this was the equivalent on watching a nuke flatten a city

[Ali-]

Want to know why? It's Acetic Acid. The drop in pH denatures the cell membrane, it's channels and integral proteins, the organelles, etc.

[jond]

Key point: he used 8% vinegar. The most commonly available vinegar I see on store shelves is either 4% or 5%

[catsozen]

Me with vinegar over my sink : "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds."
_pours vinegar_

[Spurioushamster]

Roman soldiers were issued flasks of vinegar, which they would add to water to make a drink called Posca. It effectively killed off bacteria in the water, and served as a kind of ancient sports drink.

[patk]

I use white vinegar to clean my kitchen and spray it on fresh fruits and veggies to soak for about 5 minutes and then rinse real well. I've worked for 2 pharma companies and the janitorial staff cleaned the bathrooms with vinegar. It also cuts grease.

[christophergordon]

As a person who has worked around appliances for a couple of years now, I've learned a trick: if you have accumulated odors in your washing machine after a while, put a little bit of white vinegar in the detergent slot and start a wash cycle without any items in the machine. That will get the odors out without using high-grade chemicals.

[nikosantos]

Its as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

[pmiller]

For many years now, I've been using white vinegar as one of my go-to cleaning products. I prefer it to decontaminate food surfaces, like cutting boards. Works great on glass. Use baking soda for cleaning also. Much cheaper & safer than using other cleaning products.

[mistypedhi]

Thank you for proving that we do not need to use poison to clean our homes.

[kylefer]

When I was homeless, a good life hack to fight crotch and armpit stink was to wash the areas with apple cider vinegar if you could not get a shower for long periods of time. Helped a lot. The acetic acid even dissolves secretions from the sebaceous glands, which robs the smelling bacteria of their food.

[rembertoadambelcourt]

That means that it’s beneficial to add vinegar to your salad to prevent the eventual ingestion of bad bacterias in vegetables.

[lamorenalindacopswife]

It would have been nice if this was done with regular strength 4% or 5% the type of vinegar that is usually used instead of double strength vinegar

[tirompoilrene]

Try with diluted vinegar as that's what's commonly used for cleaning (to see how the efficacy may drop)

[BradGryphonn]

I have a good mate who fishes for live trout in Far North Queensland for the export market. He cleans his fish bins and working surfaces with White Vinegar. He goes through litres and litres of the stuff. He once had a long 'discussion' with the Food Inspectors over his use of Vinegar instead of commercial-grade food safe cleaners. The end story was they couldn't disagree with his knowledge of how good vinegar is as an antibacterial cleaner, and the fact that it is completely food safe. He still uses it.

[TheHare-rvhj]

Never use vinegar on marble surfaces as vinegar will instantly etch the marble and ruin it.

[paulascott]

DOUBLE STRENGTH white vinegar is what you used. Restaurants are allowed to clean tables with vinegar that is very much diluted with water. Providing a usable ratio of vinegar to water would be helpful. Nobody is going to clean their home with straight, double strength white vinegar. The fumes would not allow it.

[Nightbird.]

Remember, he used 8% Vinegar. The stuff you find in American grocery stores is 5%. This percentage difference makes a huge difference in killing bacteria. *I use 3% Hydrogen Peroxide instead because it kills everything and leaves no smell or acidic residue.*

[dtylice]

Hydrogen peroxide, vinegar & bleach are the only cleaning solutions I buy.

[tomasviane]

Also, use vinegar to get rid of the calcium build-up in your toilet. Works like a charm, is cheap and way better for the environment than this rubbish you buy in stores.