Originally published at: What's the real risk of using public toilets? Scientists answer. | Boing Boing
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The biggest risk is and has always been walking out of the bathroom with strand of toilet paper stuck to your shoe
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Don’t put your purse or bag on the floor.
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The list fails to mention Republican politicians.
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The risk for me has always been depression after seeing all the racist, homophobic “wit” scratched into the paint
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I’m more concerned with the risk of NOT using a public toilet.
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The real risk is getting your heart broken
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Paywalled, but I sure hope any contemporary NYT bathroom article mentioned the “fecal plume” emitted via the mechanics of flushing (mitigation: close the lid) and that certain pathogens might go airborne via the plume!
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I also see people dropping their pants down around their ankles so that sweeps the floor while they’re seated.
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Okay, sure, there’s fecal coliform everywhere in our world, and public restrooms a little more so.
However that’s not a clinical outcome. How many people actually get sick from public toilets?
Virtually zero. This is all upper middle class germaphobe fear-mongering. Wash your hands and save your worry for things that are real risks, like driving cars and gerrymandering.
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As in…”Here I sit broken hearted…” etc, etc?
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Yeah, i like to every now and then bring out the fact that the world we’re living in is covered in a nice coat of crap
https://nypost.com/2017/07/03/everything-you-touch-is-covered-in-poop/
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… using them for what exactly?
Came to post this,
but denied,
I can leave,
still satisfied.
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My pet peeve is a truck stop that has air hand dryers and no paper towels. How am I supposed to get out of there without touching the door handle with my freshly washed hands?
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The best solution is to remove your pants entirely, and undies if on, and hang them on the hook provided for this scenario.
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I had a boss that would do that while standing at a urinal. He’d drop his pants and Fruit of the Looms to the floor and stand at the urinal bare-assed. It was unsettling to walk into the men’s room and see him in there.
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For the record, they did mention it a couple of times. I have no idea why I don’t see a paywall.
“Also consider closing the toilet lid before you flush as a public health measure and a kindness to others; this step reduces the toilet plume significantly.”
I do that! But only at home or a public bathroom that’s lockable.
