Comments on: uv breadbox

By: sextubehappy

sextubehappy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:55:57 +0000

thanks for this mate!!! =)

By: rune

rune — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:56:16 +0000

bird603568:Yeah, it would. The reason that bread becomes hard in the kitchen is that it’s exposed to air that has a lower percentage of water in it. A dehumidifyer wouldn’t do the trick!

By: rolotomasi

rolotomasi — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:57:23 +0000

Hate to piss in your cornflakes, but this hack doesn’t work. As someone above mentions, black light tubes ARE NOT GERMICIDAL. Not even a little. What you need is a real germicidal UV bulb. These are used in EPROM erasers or UV water cleaners for ponds, among other things. I know that the article mentions that they’re using a germicidal bulb, but they don’t. The tube is black. Germicidal bulbs are clear.

Germicidal bulbs out 254nm UV-C radiation. This is badass shit. The photon energy is high enough to smash DNA molecules into tiny little bits. That’s why it’s germicidal. It also cracks the oxygen molecules in the atmosphere, creating ozone. This means you can easily tell if a bulb is germicidal by the ozone smell. Oh, and ozone is germicidal, too! The downside is, UVC radiation will destroy your corneas. In a really cool way, because it takes several hours before you notice any pain, and by that time it’s too late and your eyes melt. It will also give you skin burns and cancer, and the ozone burns your respiratory system.

More info: http://members.misty.com/don/uvbulb.html#ge
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/flamp.htm

Anyway, this info should really have been in the blurb. Come on, at least do SOME quick research. Get some basic knowledge on the subject. Because posting stuff that you don’t obviously know jack about but think is cool or shiny doesn’t cut it.

By: rune

rune — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:47:10 +0000

bird603568:
Yeah, it would. The reason that bread becomes hard in the kitchen is that it’s exposed to air that has a lower percentage of water in it. A dehumidifyer wouldn’t do the trick!

By: targit

targit — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:58:02 +0000

I also keep my bread in the fridge, no fancy airtight box though, just the bag twisted over (semi airtight ) and it keeps for ages, i never have to throw away mouldy bread anymore (not that i threw it out anyway, the toaster kills most stuff :P ).

By: dave the hack

dave the hack — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:11:28 +0000

i find it hard to belive that any body could find this hack remotely intresting either that or your all sadd pitifall and uninteligent which ithink is the case so come on hackaday lets have some hacks knot kichen appliances

By: mac

mac — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:08:58 +0000

keeping bread in the fridge works incredibly well. you don’t just throw a bare loaf next to the milk, you need to make sure it’s in an airtight bag. every day, the bread is fresh and good. i’ve had storebought loaves last a whole month when i was away from home! we’re not talking a 50% increase, we’re talking whole multiples of freshness time extension here. i’ve never found out how long it will last this way since it’s always eaten before then. the key i guess is keeping it airtight, and minimizing exposure; get in, get ‘cha bread, get out and seal it tight. the freezer does not work this way. anyway i hope some of you will save some stomachaches and money by using that handy bread-life-extending appliance we already have, the fridge.

By: olli niemitalo

olli niemitalo — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:58:22 +0000

In microbiological cell cultivation laboratories, these lamps stay on when there is no-one working in there. This kills viruses and unwanted organisms from air and working surfaces. But it won’t penetrate deep into anything.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:25:17 +0000

right but if it can’t reproduce, it can’t become a problem, right??

By: Quigley

Quigley — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:29:35 +0000

esk: the stuff that grows on the surface is actually just the reproductive structure of the fungi, if I remember from biology class correctly. the main stuff is below the surface.

By: bird603568

bird603568 — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:47:46 +0000

hax80r, wouldnt hehumidifing it make the bread stail faster? also we could have made steve happy and used leds, but i dont think they throw out the correct wavelength for sterilization.

By: HaX80r

HaX80r — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:29:39 +0000

That’s interesting. You could also seal up the entire box so it’s nearly airtight, then make a miniature dehumidifier to remove moisture. That would lower the chance of mold growing inside the bread. Good job.

BTW, stoned and steve should go play with uranium hexafluoride.

By: jared bouck

jared bouck — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:56:05 +0000

Here Here Monster! What could possibly be more original than hacking a freaking bread box!

To those who complain on this site: I would like to see you run a site where you had to come up with fresh content every day for a group of people that has a small percent chance of even conceiving something like this little lone doing it your self

By: Monster

Monster — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:27:19 +0000

hey stoned and steve, if yo hate hackaday, DON’T FUCKING COME HERE ANYMORE!!!! i gaurantee that you guys won’t be missed, don’t think youre staying here for our feelings. i haven’t read one positive comment from either of you. make some “real” hacks or die in a fire. that is all

signed,
every-fucking-body at hack-a-day

By: esk

esk — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:06:24 +0000

hal: the mold grows on the surface right? So not much need for it to penetrate, I dont think it would anyway.

Someone should throw a powerful UV light inside a fridge, or maybe even just the cheese drawer. And of course have it only turn on when the door is closed.