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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.

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Citation & Sources: "Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers" (April 2018), Applied and Environmental Microbiology

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/AEM.00044-18

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[-] Osirus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] FuntyMcCraiger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

If the sink isn't hands free you just walk out?

[-] Osirus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yep. Turning the sink off is just as bad as turning it on. You just put everyone's dick right back on your hands.

[-] FuntyMcCraiger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

So you just don't touch anything in public, ever?

[-] Osirus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I do, just try to avoid other people's dicks and use hand sanitizer a lot. Sounds like you have a problem with this there, dickhands. Does that mess with your fetish or something?

[-] FuntyMcCraiger@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

But hand sanitizer is only 99.9% effective. You still have millions of other men's dick germs on your hands, on your keyboard, in your mouth.

You cannot escape the dicks. No matter how unbathed you are.

Dicks.

Dicks.

Dicks.

Now they're in your eyes.

[-] Osirus@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

That may be true but at the end of the day, you got more dicks on you than me, homo.

[-] FuntyMcCraiger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

What a strange way to call yourself dickless.

[-] Osirus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Alright then gangbang.

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