Yes, toothbrushes live uncomfortably close to the loo in my house too.

A friend gave me some light banter about closing the lid = under my wife's thumb but it's absolutely about me attempting to keep the toilet business contained to the toilet!

I saw the same or a very similar video.

Someone once tried to argue against it by saying it still got the droplets in the air with the lid closed so there's no point. My counterargument was that it still contained a lot of the droplets by closing it and that it's the most minor of inconveniences to close it so you should just do it anyways.

I'm pretty sure it was mythbusters

In France they have public toilets that basically do number 4. The toilet gets completely cleaned automatically with hot water and detergent after you used it. It works by locking up after you unlocked the door after using it. If you hold the door for someone, they get the cleaning treatment.

Jim Jeffries had a whole bit on his show about his idea for a foot pedal that lifts and lowers the seat, just begging for anyone to make it.

Some day I'll buy a bass drum kick pedal and a 3D printer and make it happen.

I've only found one product that does this, it's all plastic, very expensive, and the reviews are terrible.

Toothbrushes were mentioned, and I'd assume that the toothpaste does a good enough job at killing bacteria that it doesn't make a difference, aside from that the bacterial load is probably low enough to be negligible.

But yeah, you don't want to be thinking about putting a pooey stick in your mouth either.

Pretty sure aerosolized droplets from the toilets are a great way to spread diseases, especially digestion-related stuff

But yeah that's not a scientific argument right there, just a hypothesis

I mean, we still CLEAN our toilets when they're still just visibly stained with hard water or whatever causes rings and whatnot, so I can see the feeling better about being a huge component

That's a great demonstration, and also makes me want to go clubbing.

Woah, cool video! I think this video deserves its own post. I just need to figure out which scientific community it is most relevant to .... Physics? Epidemiology? Hmmm 🤔

Great video. Clearly, the only viable option is to never flush again. All of our work toilets lack lids, so we're just gonna start stacking turds.

/s

I cross-posted to !nostupidquestions@mander.xyz and got a good scientific reply.

I guess lemmy.world is more interested in beans or three-day challenges 😁

I watched that episode recently. They just proved that there are shit particles everywhere, and the expert agreed.

You may be right; it was about 20 years ago I watched it. Perhaps their conclusion was it happens just as much when the lid is down.

you don't, most of the time is not needed. if it is, a sencond lighter flush with the brush thing will take care of everything that is still there. with a controlled flush you just let some water run.

Er, no. Because if you do that the brush just gets covered in shit.