Ig Nobel Prize: UVC light sterilizes shoes, kills odor (bbc.com)

I heard these were already common in China:

https://xcancel.com/NukitToBeSure/status/1972467734656209164...

I won't believe it until you try it on my belay partner's climbing shoes.

Their shoes should be banned under the Geneva convention.

Any time I have tried to use a UVC light on a product, it always comes out smelling worse. Like, burnt somehow.

“But push it too far - 10 to 15 minutes - and the odour gave way to ‘strong burnt rubber’”

Would definitely want to know what volatiles are being produced by this process.

I've been using the bleach trick, especially when my shoes get wet on their own.

Add a bit of bleach to a bucket, put the shoes there for 3-4 minutes, and then add a bit of thiosulfate to neutralize the bleach. Rinse under running water, and then dry in a tumble dryer (on a drying pan).

Vacuum also reduces odor: https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1801263439769182405

Recently heard that about a study saying UV light can disable airbone allergens in a short time. And now this make it seem there's going to be a big demand for UV lights