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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•1 month agoI looked up the bug bite thing. Im glad that someone paid attention to the way most proteins in bites/stings break down if heated. I bet it works pretty good
minus-squareDeebsterlinkfedilink6•edit-21 month agoI doubt that you can get your skin hot enough to denature those proteins without damaging yourself. I’ve given myself a blister before trying.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoit says it gets to 170F. thats hot enough to get shallow stuff like mosquito bites and most stings.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 month agoThat temperature is dangerous, will burn you, and the mechanism of action for these things isn’t denaturation.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoim not sure and it would vary from protein to protein but the thing says it gets up to 170F which is probably enough for a fair few
I looked up the bug bite thing. Im glad that someone paid attention to the way most proteins in bites/stings break down if heated. I bet it works pretty good
I doubt that you can get your skin hot enough to denature those proteins without damaging yourself. I’ve given myself a blister before trying.
it says it gets to 170F. thats hot enough to get shallow stuff like mosquito bites and most stings.
That temperature is dangerous, will burn you, and the mechanism of action for these things isn’t denaturation.
How hot does it need to be?
im not sure and it would vary from protein to protein but the thing says it gets up to 170F which is probably enough for a fair few