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This device can disinfect the interior of an airplane – and kill coronavirus – in minutes
Ever since coronavirus concerns have taken over essentially every aspect of everyday live, airlines have been paying more attention to the process of cleaning planes. Now, a company named Dimer is seeing increased interest in a device they conceived several years ago to battle the flu. Think drink cart, but when you run it down the aisle of an airplane, it disinfects the entire interior in minutes. A guy named Elliott Krightenberg. He describes himself as an “international and intergalactic… (ktla.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Am I wrong in seeing the irony when a machine can kill the virus in an airplane, but we can't figure out how to kill it in people?
UVC light kills microbes that are in its direct path. Crevices, sides and undersides, and distant objects may not receive enough UVC light to kill microbes located there. The UVC also deteriorates the interior fabric and materials, so it will not be a cheap or fully effective solution. Electrostatic fogging may be a better choice. It will be hard to fly without cleaning wipes.
This device cold be a good temporary disinfectant. That said, if the UV light does work, then perhaps it is time to install the UV light so that it shines into every nook and cranny, including the restrooms. The on switch would only be accessible to the ground crews so as to make sure there is no one on board.
Wondering how the windows and seals handle the UV?
All except that tiny bugger someone flicked in a corner
Correction: I believe it's spelled as "booger." See above.
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