Comment on justgermanthigs

CandleTiger@programming.dev ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You only boil white cotton underwear that can resist those high temperatures (90°c to 95°c) but germs and other shit can’t. Its the most hygenic way to clean those articles (which includes bed sheets and blankets.)

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  • CandleTiger@programming.dev ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Boiling it must kill the elastic on the white cotton underwear in fewer washes

    And the elastic on the fitted sheets.

    And… sometimes I like to wear underwear with blue penguins on it…

    Granted it’s hygienic but the rest of the world appears to find regular soap and warm water to be sufficiently hygienic without boiling.

    I’m not saying Germans are wrong I’m only saying Germans are exceedingly more German than other people are.

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    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yes but the German way is more practical and efficient!

      (/jk, I’m not german and I do most of my laundry on cold)

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  • volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I won’t argue that it is the most hygienic way to clean laundry, but I doubt it is necessary on a day to day basis. Most people don’t get their underwear or bedsheets that dirty. Hospitals, nursing homes, daycare centers - sure. But not your normal household unless someone is severely sick.

    We personally only wash dish towels, cleaning supplies and similar stuff at 90°, the reason being that the 60° program on our washing machine uses up just as much energy as 90°, and we don’t need to use extra hygiene detergent when we do that.

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• A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Please, never work in a hospital!

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• bort@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  if you underwear is not rated for 80°, then don’t cook it at 80°?

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