There was a peer-reviewed report published in the journal for Applied and Environmental Microbiology that studied the amount of bacteria that was blown from hand dryers in 36 public restrooms at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The sample from the study concluded that as many as 60 colonies of bacteria were blown from a hand dryer in just 30-seconds. A number of those bacteria were linked to fecal and human bacteria, even bacteria known to cause serious infections.
Why YSK: So that you are informed for your own health, hygiene, and wellness and to prevent further spread of more harmful bacteria.
Citation & Sources: “Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers” (April 2018), Applied and Environmental Microbiology
didnt the mythbusters do an episode about keeping your toothbrush in the bathroom where their control toothbrush which just existed in a little glass dome for the duration of the test still ended up having the same bacteria thats present in poop as well?
Not. Just. Your. Hands.
Well, it’s from your (and other people’s) hands, onto everywhere.
Still, AFAIK it’s not clear if this is a problem.
Only wash my hands and flush the toilet in public restrooms that have touch less sinks. If the toilet isn’t automatic, I use my foot. Use the paper towel you wash your hands with to open the door on the way out or your sleeve if you have long sleeves on, or your elbow if it’s a push door. I’d rather have my own dick on my hands than my own and everyone else’s.
Yep. Turning the sink off is just as bad as turning it on. You just put everyone’s dick right back on your hands.
Still cleaner than the doorknob. I hate opening a restroom door. The stuff I touch going in will land on my genitals, on the way out everywhere else, like my face and food.
