[Maru]

STUDY: Bathroom Hand Dryers Blow Poop Particles All Over You
https://www.dailywire.com/news/29287...ll-joseph-curl

STUDY: Bathroom Hand Dryers Blow Poop Particles All Over You

The new study has an innocuous name: "Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers."

It's findings are anything but (butt?).

The study, published by the American Society for Microbiology, did microbial surveys of bathrooms at the University of Connecticut to find out whether hot-air hand dryers draw in microbes and then blow them back out. The findings were gross — really gross.

"The full cycle goes like this: when you flush a toilet that doesn't have a lid, the turbulence of the flush sends fecal particles into the air, where they hover in a miasmic cloud; when the dryers switch on, they pull these particles in through their intake, heat them up, and spray them onto your moist hands and other moist, hospitable surfaces where their bacteria can thrive," BoingBoing reported.

Bleck.

Said the study:

S533 “was almost certainly dispersed throughout bathrooms in the research areas as spores, which would easily survive desiccation in room air, as well as the elevated temperatures in hand dryer air; however, growing or stationary-phase bacteria would not be nearly so hardy as spores,” the authors note. “However, the facile dispersion of one bacterial strain throughout a research facility should probably be a concern to risk assessors and risk managers when dispersion of potentially pathogenic bacteria is considered.”

In a final test, the researchers did a cursory look at some of the other bacteria the dryers were blowing around. They found that with or without a HEPA filter, the blowers stirred up potential pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus.

The findings should be a wake-up call to managers of research and clinical settings. The authors note that Clostridium difficile—a devastating and intractable diarrheal plague—also forms spores, and researchers have found that a flushing toilet can easily launch it into the air.

“This suggests another means of C. difficile transmission and one that may not be interrupted by either hand washing or traditional surface decontamination methods,” the authors conclude. “The role of this potential mode of C. difficile transmission is worthy of future study.”

This isn't the first study to find that public bathrooms are filled with disgusting things.

Ian Eames, Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University College London, told CleanLink: “Fecal matter and droplets of urine can be found in washroom air. These small particles can stay in the air and can be transported around the washroom area. Most hand dryers draw in contaminated air and direct it straight onto your hands. If a hand dryer with a HEPA filter is used, cleaner air is directed onto hands and expelled into the room. Both of these effects are beneficial to washroom users, especially in hospital environments.

[Marsh.]

I thought this was common knowledge?

It's also why I can't understand people who leave their toothbrush in the bathroom.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I thought this was common knowledge?

It's also why I can't understand people who leave their toothbrush in the bathroom.

Not necessarily. A lot of people don't even know that toilets spray bacteria out when you flush with the lid up...

[RileyH]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I thought this was common knowledge?

It's also why I can't understand people who leave their toothbrush in the bathroom.

Now you've made me insecure about brushing my teeth

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by RileyH

Now you've made me insecure about brushing my teeth

Keep it in your bedroom.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Keep it in your bedroom.

Luckily our toilet is separate from the bathroom.

[kirklancaster]

The OP is rather unsettling, even if we were already aware to a degree about the hidden health hazards in flushing toilets. (I think that it was L.T. who alerted us to how far 'spray' from flushing can travel in a post a while ago)

I never really use public loos except for the urinals so the problem does not really affect me personally, but if I did I think that I would now NOT wash my hands and therefore avoid using the driers and rely instead on carrying a pack of anti-bacterial wipes to clean my hands with.

There is always a bin handy to dispose of the wipes.

Ugh.

[Niamh.]

Oh I saw this article the other day and I briefly thought about posting but I wanted to forget it existed

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Keep it in your bedroom.

this

[Babayaro.]

*dries tongue*

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Keep it in your bedroom.

Or do what I do.

Keep your toothbrush in the bathroom next to the sink, and poop in the bedroom.

Solves both problems

[bots]

the latest technology appears to be auto dispensing paper towels. Also, it depends on the consistency of each and every dump. A well formed solid deposit isn't going to go anywhere when flushed, so the secret is to make sure everyone has the correct diet

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Babayaro.

*dries tongue*

You’re so gross dfhfd

[Crimson Dynamo]

Without sounding gross if you are indulging in anal sex no matter what sexuality you are this is going to be low down on the list of "fecal matter issues" one would have thought?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Without sounding gross if you are indulging in anal sex no matter what sexuality you are this is going to be low down on the list of "fecal matter issues" one would have thought?

LT's new help pamphlet for the young homosexual community; "Fecal Matters"

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Or do what I do.

Keep your toothbrush in the bathroom next to the sink, and poop in the bedroom.

Solves both problems

gross

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Or do what I do.

Keep your toothbrush in the bathroom next to the sink, and poop in the bedroom.

Solves both problems

I know Smithy is into that sort of thing but it doesn't do anything for me.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I know Smithy is into that sort of thing but it doesn't do anything for me.

I think I am right in saying he does his in plastic bags and labels them and then stores them in boxes in his loft in date and weight order?

[smudgie]

Bathroom cabinet should solve the issue.
Or a high shelf.
A bit of bacteria builds up your immune system....I better stick my toothbrush on top of the cistern.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I think I am right in saying he does his in plastic bags and labels them and then stores them in boxes in his loft in date and weight order?

No he includes it in his bedroom antics.

[bots]

keep your toothbrush in sterilised water and rinse before and after use

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No he includes it in his bedroom antics.

Like when you poop in a condom and freeze it then use it as a dildo?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

keep your toothbrush in sterilised water and rinse before and after use

But it won't be sterile for very long in the bathroom with all of the crap particles soaring through the air!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Like when you poop in a condom and freeze it then use it as a dildo?

OMFG

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Like when you poop in a condom and freeze it then use it as a dildo?

omg