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Re:iLoo by steckerbrett on Thursday July 23, 2015 @06:25AM (#9934882)
Lots are made of copper which would dispel that entirely.
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Re:iLoo by agumonkey on Thursday July 23, 2015 @06:45AM (#9934925)
For the curious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_co...
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Re:iLoo by shoo on Thursday July 23, 2015 @07:24AM (#9935015)
Inevitably we arrive at the next iteration of the iLoo: make both the keyboard [1] and the toilet [2] out of copper.

[1] http://www.copperkeyboard.com/

[2] http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g1575479-...

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Re:iLoo by your_ai_manager on Thursday July 23, 2015 @08:09AM (#9935173)
Might as well make the exterior copper as well, like a steampunk tardis.
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Re:iLoo by shoo on Thursday July 23, 2015 @08:35AM (#9935257)
s/ar/ur/g
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Re:iLoo by ErikRogneby on Thursday July 23, 2015 @11:41AM (#9936425)
I like how utterly homemade the mouse looks.
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Re:iLoo by bobnolan on Thursday July 23, 2015 @03:05PM (#9937797)
The copper mouse is not pretty but it kills harmful bacteria 24/7. http://www.copperkeyboard.com
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Re:iLoo by burger_moon on Thursday July 23, 2015 @06:46AM (#9934928)
I think you mean brass. Edit: maybe not as the other commenter pointed out.
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Re:iLoo by steckerbrett on Thursday July 23, 2015 @07:49AM (#9935097)
Brass or silver would do the job too.
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Re:iLoo by sosuke on Thursday July 23, 2015 @10:35AM (#9935942)
Silver doorknobs would have a nasty problem of vanishing all the time.
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Re:iLoo by jff on Thursday July 23, 2015 @12:56PM (#9936981)
Copper would too, just check out the wiring in any empty house in a county with meth problems.
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