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I've learnt the jankiest keyboards belong to those who eat at their desk. Don't eat at your desk and your keyboard stays relatively clean and nice. Plus you'r

by brador 11y ago

I've learnt the jankiest keyboards belong to those who eat at their desk. Don't eat at your desk and your keyboard stays relatively clean and nice. Plus you're not putting that bacteria directly into your mouth.

Chris2048 11y ago
Surely those who eat over their keyboards, or eat with their hands and don't wipe them? Also, could be wrong correlation, maybe those who eat at their desks tend too have lower hygiene generally?
purpled_haze 11y ago
> Plus you're not putting that bacteria directly into your mouth. What if that bacteria is good for your mouth?
- david-given 11y ago
  Suddenly I find myself really wanting some yoghurt.
pcurve 11y ago
Mine is usually filled with hair and dander... Gross
- grhmc 11y ago
  Seconded. So much beard hair. EDIT: Yak shaving?
pacaro 11y ago
While this isn't common any more, I used to work in an environment where people smoked at their desks... A smoker's keyboard can become a truly horrifying thing.
- andor 11y ago
  Not just the keyboard... the whole machine clogs up with nicotine and dust. https://www.google.com/search?q=smoker+pc&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=smoker+pc&tbm=isch
  - brador 11y ago
    Would be an interesting experiment to see what cleaner is most effective in removing that gunk, then mixing with water and a smoker "inhaling" it into their lungs. Would it clean their lungs of similar gunk or would the water return clear as it went in?
- Eric_WVGG 11y ago
  oh goodness… back the nineties I was in charge of an office network where some of the folks would smoke after hours. The CPU fan in one of the 386 computers started to make this horrible sound, so I disassembled it and found the entire interior of thick with soot, I’m talking several inches of accumulated soot on every surface. It was like the computer was lined the the fur of a black rabbit. anyway, as indicated elsewhere in this thread, I have had great success with running keyboards and mice through dishwashers.

by brador 11y ago

Chris2048 11y ago

Surely those who eat over their keyboards, or eat with their hands and don't wipe them? Also, could be wrong correlation, maybe those who eat at their desks tend too have lower hygiene generally?

purpled_haze 11y ago

> Plus you're not putting that bacteria directly into your mouth. What if that bacteria is good for your mouth?

david-given 11y ago
Suddenly I find myself really wanting some yoghurt.

pcurve 11y ago

Mine is usually filled with hair and dander... Gross

grhmc 11y ago
Seconded. So much beard hair. EDIT: Yak shaving?

pacaro 11y ago

While this isn't common any more, I used to work in an environment where people smoked at their desks... A smoker's keyboard can become a truly horrifying thing.

andor 11y ago
Not just the keyboard... the whole machine clogs up with nicotine and dust. https://www.google.com/search?q=smoker+pc&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=smoker+pc&tbm=isch
- brador 11y ago
  Would be an interesting experiment to see what cleaner is most effective in removing that gunk, then mixing with water and a smoker "inhaling" it into their lungs. Would it clean their lungs of similar gunk or would the water return clear as it went in?
Eric_WVGG 11y ago
oh goodness… back the nineties I was in charge of an office network where some of the folks would smoke after hours. The CPU fan in one of the 386 computers started to make this horrible sound, so I disassembled it and found the entire interior of thick with soot, I’m talking several inches of accumulated soot on every surface. It was like the computer was lined the the fur of a black rabbit. anyway, as indicated elsewhere in this thread, I have had great success with running keyboards and mice through dishwashers.