My immediate thought with regard to cleanliness is always moulds.
It’s not clean until it’s been soaked in sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide, UV sterilised, gamma irradiated, then parked in a decaying orbit above the sun.
That is, they weren’t saying “hey, this bullet is ineffective against that tank.” They were saying, “deprived of oil, that tank started eating bullets.”
> A highly concentrated, industrial strength heavy-duty cleaner/degreaser. Can be used for light duty washing to heavy-duty steam cleaning.
Kleenol 30 is a mix of
> BENZENESULFONIC ACID, DODECYL‐, SODIUM SALT; (DODECYL BENZENE SULFONIC ACID) (CERCLA).
> Fraction by Wt: 1%
> SILICIC ACID (H2SIO3), DISODIUM SALT; (SILICILIC ACID DISODIUM SALT)
> Fraction by Wt: 1‐4%
> ETHANOL, 2‐BUTOXY‐; (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER)
> Fraction by Wt: 12.5%
> GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(NONYLPHENYL) ETHER; (NONYL PHENOL ETHOXYLATE).
> Fraction by Wt: 1-5%
By that time, you've also 'sterilised' most electronics...
Does the article mention they were used to sterilise or that there weren't other products?
Especially since no hospital would rely on just ethanol and isopropyl. You'd think they'd at least try to live up to the standards of a hospital.
Of course, I'm not sure how effective that sort of prep would be, but I hope I reduced my risk, at least.
It’s a wonder hospitals don’t require existing wounds to be dressed in touch a way prior to admission.
Makes me wonder why Hibiclens is OK for skin use but not for use on inorganic surfaces like metal or plastic?