Greenteaneko may joke, but considering some of the other "remedies" I've heard people apply to deal with the corona-virus I wouldn't put this pass someone.

And this would likely fail since alcohol is not very effective at dealing with viral agents in general.

Still better than the advice that snorting cocaine will kill the virus though.

NegativeSoul said:

Greenteaneko may joke, but considering some of the other "remedies" I've heard people apply to deal with the corona-virus I wouldn't put this pass someone.

Weren't some people advocating drinking bleach? I mean, it'd certainly solve their coronavirus issues, to be sure.

There are so many things wrong with this I don't even know where to start, and the worst part is that I fully expect someone to really try it. I mean, I saw someone rubbing that alcoholic solution over their fucking gloves.

Coga said:

Weren't some people advocating drinking bleach? I mean, it'd certainly solve their coronavirus issues, to be sure.

Yes, as well as various silver-laden products claiming they will cure you of COVID-19.

and or werewolf potions

NWF_Renim said:

Yes, as well as various silver-laden products claiming they will cure you of COVID-19.

Ah yes, our favourite QAnon. They're welcome to try, 6 cups a day, everyday!

Should also note at this time, that the Chinese government is also pushing their own snake oil in the form of their Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). They've essentially made mandatory the usage of TCMs in China to "treat" pretty much everyone with COVID-19, especially the very mild cases. Using that they've been pushing out some rather shady "studies" that "prove" that TCMs are effective treatment and improve the rate of recovery.

Things to point out of course is that their Government ties TCMs to supporting Chinese culture, so being Pro-TCM means being patriotic. They also have an entire government department dedicated to pushing the usage of TCMs, and it is of course big business (something like an estimated $460 billion dollar industry).

thats Ironic of china considering if what they said was true (pangolins being the source) TCM was what got this mess in the first place... but I dont think it is accepted now as I pressume the virus has mutated to be airborne.

then again Humans being Humans they will consume anything as long as it has "health" benefit even hunting endagered species to extinction so anyone up for Tortoise meat and tiger liver soup?

NegativeSoul said:

Greenteaneko may joke, but considering some of the other "remedies" I've heard people apply to deal with the corona-virus I wouldn't put this pass someone.

This actually happened recently in Iran. People thinking downing alcohol will kill off COVID-19, that is. Sadly they wound up killing themselves due to methanol poisoning in bootleg moonshine.

Not sure if Harsher in Hindsight.

(Especially since, well , I think it happened before this comic was posted.)

FRien said:

There are so many things wrong with this I don't even know where to start, and the worst part is that I fully expect someone to really try it. I mean, I saw someone rubbing that alcoholic solution over their fucking gloves.

Actually, that's normal. You either wash the gloves or throw them away.

Veradux said:

Actually, that's normal. You either wash the gloves or throw them away.

I'm talking leather gloves. The one you put on when you go on your motorcycle, and that you remove once you arrive at work. The one that you don't normally wash with SHA, especially if it's to remove them afterward.
I'm sure this isn't good for the leather.

Added to "Hilarious in Hindsight" pool due to recent comments from the big orange idiot.

dreambelayed said:

Added to "Hilarious in Hindsight" pool due to recent comments from the big orange idiot.

Context would be nice with what you mean by that.

Otherwise we will have to remove it from the pool.

Damn, didn't find a single boner in the pic.

You_Will_Fear_my_Laser_Nipples said:

Context would be nice with what you mean by that.

Otherwise we will have to remove it from the pool.

Trump on the 4/23/2020 COVID-19 Press Conference brought up the subject matter in a question to his health officials. It was widely taken by health experts, the media, and even the manufacturers of disinfectants that he was suggesting that disinfectants could potentially be used to remove the coronavirus from the body. The general response was the media and health experts going after Trump for even hinting of the possibility, while manufacturers and health experts had to explicitly state (through social media and in the news) that disinfectants should not be ingested, injected, or otherwise put into the body as such chemicals are typically toxic within the body. The minimum would be to make people sick, and the worst case it could result in death.

Should also be noted that since it was brought up in the Press Conference, there has apparently been an increase in calls to various State poison control offices from people using disinfectants in dangerous ways. The Illinois Department of Public Health Director noted that since Thursday there have been many people who tried using things like bleach solutions as nasal rinses or gargling solutions. Beyond this spike though, there has been a large increase overall in poison control calls ever since the pandemic hit the states involving disinfectants.

Although that was more in the public, there was also the incident on 4/16/2020 where the US Government sued the so-called "Genesis II Church of Health and Healing" (aka the "Church of Bleach") to stop them from selling their "Miracle Mineral Solution" or "Master Mineral Solution" cure-all that contains bleach, they have been claiming it can cure COVID-19 as well as various other ailments.

This aged well

NWF_Renim said:

Should also note at this time, that the Chinese government is also pushing their own snake oil in the form of their Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). They've essentially made mandatory the usage of TCMs in China to "treat" pretty much everyone with COVID-19, especially the very mild cases. Using that they've been pushing out some rather shady "studies" that "prove" that TCMs are effective treatment and improve the rate of recovery.

Things to point out of course is that their Government ties TCMs to supporting Chinese culture, so being Pro-TCM means being patriotic. They also have an entire government department dedicated to pushing the usage of TCMs, and it is of course big business (something like an estimated $460 billion dollar industry).

It sounds like you are complaining because it is the Chinese that do it. There are studies that show it works, done by Western institutions. If it works, why oppose it? Because China bad? Anything they do is wrong no matter what? Will you call it fake if they cure cancer? They have managed to treat and cure Malaria, TCM seems to be quite effective at treating and/or curing fibromyalgia.