Tropical Fungus - What WWII Vets Complained About (Jungle Rot)
3,054 views · Published 13 August 2014 · 1:51 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: tsbrownie · 2014 · Science & Technology
A common tropical fungus eating the plastic handle of a good quality screwdriver. From WWII vets descriptions, this is likely the stuff that ruined clothes, food, electronic circuits, etc. It seems to be everywhere and get on everything. I have seen it turn heavy duty rubber tires into crunchy black stuff. A military rain poncho into dust. It gets in (unused) electronics and keeps it from working (you have to use circuit board cleaner and a brush to get things to work again) and also seems to cause flux / solder migration (shorting). Also just guessing, but it may be 1 reason small wounds get infected easily and almost every time. The only good thing is that it seems to take years to take hold unlike the molds I am used to that can pop up overnight and ruin things.
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