"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> Paco wrote:
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>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>> Baking soda doesn't absorb odors. That's on of the most successful
>>> marketing lies of the [last] century.
>>
>> (Baking soda does absorb some odors, just not very efficiently; activated
>> charcoal does a much better job of it. Baking soda helps neutralize
>> odors caused by acids forming. The best solution is to dedicate the
>> refrigerator to its primary intended use; keeping beer cold.)
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> To be effective at neutralizing odors (not "absorbing"), baking soda would
> have to placed directly on the odor itself - usually an acidic substance.
> An open box of BS (and that's what it is, pure BS) will do nothing (or
> very little) to eliminate orders.
>
> http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm
Good site. Glad to see you've sobered up.
>
> This is why I'm one of the three smartest men on Usenet. And since the
> other two haven't been seen for almost a year (murdered?), that makes
> ME #1 according to Jerry - who thinks I'm the elusive "Steve".
>
> -sw