Interesting-- copper as an antiviral

[tadawson]

. . . or start licking pipe fittings . . .

[Donn]

Better hope this doesn't take fire too fast, if you don't want to see a lot more plastic tubas. Copper is already pricy enough that people steal the wires right out of municipal utilities. We get the antimicrobial benefit of the copper in our horns only if they're raw brass, by the way.