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posted by martyb on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the Superfungi-is-the-name-of-my-grunge-rock-band dept.

[...] In 2013, researchers at Michigan State University carried out a thankless, if mildly creepy, study. They observed how more than 3,500 residents of their college town used the sink at various restrooms after they carried out their business.

Some 10 percent of people observed chose not to wash their hands at all, which is simply not an acceptable way to end a trip to the bathroom. But even the vast majority of people who tried to wash their hands managed to totally flub the proper routine. Almost a quarter of people washed their hands without soap, for instance. And only 5 percent washed their hands for at least 15 seconds or longer, which is actually lower than the 20-second minimum of handwashing recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://gizmodo.com/in-a-world-of-mrsa-and-superfungi-you-need-to-start-wa-1833889953


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Type44Q on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:59PM (4 children)

    by Type44Q (4347) on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:59PM (#828052)

    As my junk tends to be a lot cleaner than a public restroom, I wash my hands before I touch myself. ;)

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:07PM (#828065)

    Kindergarten teacher was big on asking us kids to wash hands after using the toilet. One day I told her proudly that I would wash before and after, to keep my "pee-pee" clean too. She gave me a very odd look...so I didn't talk about that subject again!

    Funny the things we remember from childhood...

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:09PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:09PM (#828067) Journal

    Yes, when using some restrooms1 to pee, I have sometimes wondered if my junk is cleaner than the facilities and consider whether or not washing is the best idea. But that has been very rare. On vacations I have hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes available. Usually these are used to wipe hands before eating. But, I suppose in a pinch you can walk into a restroom, pee and walk out without having touched anything. Maybe your elbow to hit the urinal flusher.

    Which brings me to Disney, where people with arthritis can ride scooters, and restrooms are generally in good condition.

    1Americans are unable to say 'toilets'.

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    People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
  • (Score: 2) by TrentDavey on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:55PM

    by TrentDavey (1526) on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:55PM (#828114)

    I don't wash my hands after peeing since "I" can get in and out without having to grab any part of my body.
    Hmm.. maybe all the other guys are a lot bigger than I am. Now I have hand-washing envy :( .

    Oh, and I also learned at an early age not to pee all over my hands and fingers.