So they say that silver kills bacteria.
People sometimes use bars of soap to wash their hands - rubbing it onto the hands n stuff.

So could I use a bar of silver as soap? Rubbing it onto my hands while washing them, killing the bacteria on my hands. Not a big bar of silver of course. Something like this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-gram-fine-silver-buffalo-bullion-bar-999-pure-ingot_W0QQitemZ330382964059QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_Bullion_Bars_SM?hash=item4cec5bf55b