▲ 612 ▼ The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. (lemmy.ca) submitted 7 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 399 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (2 children) sorry to ruin your life but mythbusters tested this and no matter how much protection your toothbrush has there will still be poo particles on it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Xittstorm@aussie.zone 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Fair enough. But if any poo particles are getting on my toothbrush when the lid is down, more will be getting on when the lid is open. Besides, I also keep the toothbrush in a cabinet so double protection. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) That was part of the test, there was essentially no difference. The particles that can become airborne are small Enough they floating around everywhere regardless of how they get out. The real problem is how huge the gap is between the seat and rim. Needs a rubber skirt or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) I tracked down the MythBusters in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXdaPJAcjC8 Needs a rubber skirt or something well, they had some toothbrushes as a control which were not even in the bathroom, and they ended up with similar levels of fecal bacteria, meaning that these things are just everywhere. Only solution is to live in a sterile plastic bubble. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I wonder if a high flow rate hepa filter right above the toilet would help lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago IIRC they even tried putting it in a separate room without a toilet and it still got poop particles on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xittstorm@aussie.zone 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Fair enough. But if any poo particles are getting on my toothbrush when the lid is down, more will be getting on when the lid is open. Besides, I also keep the toothbrush in a cabinet so double protection. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) That was part of the test, there was essentially no difference. The particles that can become airborne are small Enough they floating around everywhere regardless of how they get out. The real problem is how huge the gap is between the seat and rim. Needs a rubber skirt or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) I tracked down the MythBusters in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXdaPJAcjC8 Needs a rubber skirt or something well, they had some toothbrushes as a control which were not even in the bathroom, and they ended up with similar levels of fecal bacteria, meaning that these things are just everywhere. Only solution is to live in a sterile plastic bubble. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I wonder if a high flow rate hepa filter right above the toilet would help lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) That was part of the test, there was essentially no difference. The particles that can become airborne are small Enough they floating around everywhere regardless of how they get out. The real problem is how huge the gap is between the seat and rim. Needs a rubber skirt or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) I tracked down the MythBusters in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXdaPJAcjC8 Needs a rubber skirt or something well, they had some toothbrushes as a control which were not even in the bathroom, and they ended up with similar levels of fecal bacteria, meaning that these things are just everywhere. Only solution is to live in a sterile plastic bubble. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I wonder if a high flow rate hepa filter right above the toilet would help lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) I tracked down the MythBusters in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXdaPJAcjC8 Needs a rubber skirt or something well, they had some toothbrushes as a control which were not even in the bathroom, and they ended up with similar levels of fecal bacteria, meaning that these things are just everywhere. Only solution is to live in a sterile plastic bubble. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I wonder if a high flow rate hepa filter right above the toilet would help lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I wonder if a high flow rate hepa filter right above the toilet would help lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago IIRC they even tried putting it in a separate room without a toilet and it still got poop particles on it. permalink fedilink source parent