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Re:Cat S22 Flip Phone by a1369209993 on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @02:44PM (#31495966)
> Plus, putting silver in the case rubber to "avoid infection" is just silly.

Pattern matching on silver+rubber+infection, I think this might be intended to prevent 'infection' of the rubber (by rubber-eating bacteria). I can't find a citation offhand, though.

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Re:Cat S22 Flip Phone by cjbgkagh on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @08:38PM (#31499278)
Same reason you’d wear silver underwear. It’s not for the benefit of the underwear.
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