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haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 2 years ago

The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers (2018)

www.health.harvard.edu

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The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers (2018)

www.health.harvard.edu

haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 2 years ago
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The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers - Harvard Health
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Researchers testing the dispersal of bacteria in public restrooms found that the hand dryers were picking up bacterial deposits, likely from aerosolized microbes caused by the flushing of uncovered...

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      Rinse your hands with hot urine direct from the source

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    Bit of a sensationalist title isn’t it? There’s germs in the air, they get pushed onto your hands if you use an air dryer, no it’s not likely to get you sick but maybe if you’re very sick already.

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    George Carlin was ahead of his time.

    https://youtu.be/CgxDdsiXf8U?si=xpjBYt9nKqpXinqS

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      Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

      https://piped.video/CgxDdsiXf8U?si=xpjBYt9nKqpXinqS

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    Anybody remember the Mythbusters episode about this? The wall underneath the dryers are COVERED with bacteria under the black light

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