On Mon, 04 May 2009 07:22:04 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Paco wrote:
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> 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.)
>
> 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
>

nice page.

> 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".

<ahem> the smartest man on the planet has a usenet presence by proxy:
alt.fan.cecil-adams. i don't think cecil himself shows up, but his
amanuensis, ed zotti, used to show up from time to time as i recall.

your pal,
blake