> Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Deborah Harrell wrote:
> > OTOH, if I were stranded on a desert isle and had
a
> > nasty skin gash, I'd probably feel more safe using
> >my urine to wash it out, rather than stagnant
puddle
> > water with unknown quantities of wee beasties
> > infesting it... ;P
> I think it's still a bit early to be auditioning for
> _Survivor: Brin-L_.
<LOL> Well, I'd not be auditioning for it unless
there were horses on that island!
> Isn't pee supposed to be good for jellyfish stings?
I seem to recall that it might help with the pain from
some type of marine sting...but I'll look into that
another time.
> And wouldn't your
> desert isle be surrounded by millions of gallons of
> nonstagnant water?
<nods> Swimming with marine mycobacteria that can
cause a very nasty infection...the bacterial
colony-forming-units from midstream uninfected urine
is ~0-10;
I don't know how many would be in seawater, but guess
50-100 _thousand_+. I also don't recall what sorts of
opportunistic protozoans live in seawater.
Debbi
who is really enjoying 'Lost,' even if it's a bit silly
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