Airplane Air Not So Germy [60-Second Science]
Mercredi 14 Mai 2008 - 22:00 - 7 mois, 4 semaines depuis
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Scientific American
[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]If you’re a fan of bad movies, and even if you’re not, you might remember the summer thriller Snakes on a Plane. In it, gangsters attempt to take down a plane by stuffing the cargo hold with angry venomous snakes. The movie probably didn’t make you fear getting bitten by a cobra on your next cross-country flight. But I’ll bet there is a critter you don’t want to encounter in coach. A creature so insidious that even shoving Neosporin up your nose won’t save you. I’m talking about germs. [More]