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I wonder whether it's actually good advice to hold the handrail when using stairs. It may reduce the risk of falling, but doesn't everyone dragging their hand
by p1mrx 9y ago
I wonder whether it's actually good advice to hold the handrail when using stairs. It may reduce the risk of falling, but doesn't everyone dragging their hand across the same bar transmit a bunch of germs?
What I tend to do is hover my hand over the rail, without actually making contact unless it's necessary.
- aaron-lebo 9y agoHopefully you are pulling your Howard Hughes routine everywhere else. Those doorknobs are the real killers.
- p1mrx 9y agoAre you implying that it's illogical to avoid some shared surfaces, if you can't avoid all of them? I don't really have enough evidence to argue either way, so I just avoid touching things when a convenient alternative exists.
- phicoh 9y agoMaybe I'm just lucky, but form other people I only get the flu or a cold. Maybe you can explain what kind of disease you expect to get from touching objects other people have touched?
- loco5niner 9y agoIsn't it a better idea to let your body be exposed to germs and learn to fight them? I do try to avoid touching the bathroom door after washing my hands, and I wash my hands immediately after shaking hands with "that one guy", but that's about it.
- creepydata 9y agoWhy not just wash your hands?