https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=70.181.71.80explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-07-10T01:29:28ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1161:_Hand_Sanitizer&diff=255361161: Hand Sanitizer2013-01-16T08:51:02Z<p>70.181.71.80: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1161<br />
| date = January 16, 2013<br />
| title = Hand Sanitizer<br />
| image = hand sanitizer.png<br />
| titletext = Hipster CDC Reports Flu Epidemic Peaked Years Ago<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
200 million times .01% (or the remainder of germs that would be left after hand sanitization) equals 2 million germs, which is still a a surprisingly large number of germs.<br />
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