Renewable Revolution

Quote from: AG

Both those metals are excellent disinfectants so, if eating utensils are made from them, can preserve your health. BUT, brass is a LOT cheaper and has an amazing quality.
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Brass doorknobs disinfect themselves in about eight hours, while stainless steel and aluminium knobs never do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodynamic_effect

I had read that early settlers in the west used to put silver dollars in bags of milk to help preserve it, and that silver has disinfectant qualities, but did not know this about copper and brass.