I'm led to believe local heat softens the spines so they are slightly more
pliable when you come to remove them. Also as I think Danny?? may have said
the heat may have an effect on the actual toxin.
Best wishes
Ian Sharpe
Medic
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From: "BRENDA Fleming" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Sea Urchin spines
> Conventional treatment for sea urchin spines is local heat - as hot as
> they can bear. Now why that would help the extraction I have no idea !!
>
> Brenda Fleming
>
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