I know that the dirtiest things out there are door knobs and small change. One can try one’s best to do without money but at some point one must touch a toilet door handle. Now I’m wondering what part of a door handle is the best to use? Which bit has less germs and dirt on it?
I’ve seen all stuff about cleaning hands better. I see lots of those posters that show which bits of your hands get missed when washing, those pretty pictures with colour coded bands showing topographical distributions of bacteria. I wonder if anyone can produce the same for toilet door handles? Show where is the safest bit of a toilet door handle to turn/push/pull.
Not that I’m worried about getting my hands dirty, though L Ron Hubbard seemed to be.
February 4th, 2004 at 5:40 pm
I’ve taken to washing my hands, and then using the towel I use to dry them off with to open the bathroom door, at least at work. It’s a habit I picked up from one of my co-workers. Luckily there is a garbage can right next to the door.
February 4th, 2004 at 9:34 pm
fuck that shit. licking coins gave me my superpowers.
February 16th, 2004 at 2:06 pm
Was it not Freud who pointed out that man became separated from the animal kingdom when he developed his obssession with removing himself from his own shit?
Do we not become more susceptible to illness and allergies when we make our lives too clean and sterile?
Are our bodies temples of isolated ‘cleanliness’ from the rest of that dirty world around us, or are we integrated into this universe, dust, dirt, shit and all?
February 16th, 2004 at 7:52 pm
Just put up with the germs - that’s what your immune system is there for. Give it something to do, or it will turn on you. Really.
September 8th, 2005 at 10:03 pm
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September 29th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
The easiest way to keep the bacteria of a door handle is to make it permanently sterile. You can do this with a spary which cost about £2 per handle. One off cost for permanent solution.
November 1st, 2005 at 5:52 pm
Remove the door. They who like to lick things can go floor, and they who like to sterilise everything in sight have one less object to fear. Bingo.
March 2nd, 2006 at 3:16 am
I just did a science fair project and it was to see which anti-bacterial cleaner kills bacteria the best on bathroom foor knobs. Lysol…Clorox…Kroger brand….Well, Lysol won and it was quite a cool project!
March 2nd, 2006 at 3:18 am
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