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One thing that strikes me about the story- I guess not everyone is queasy about putting things in their ears that have spent a lot of time in another person’s e
by CoffeeOnWrite 3y ago
One thing that strikes me about the story- I guess not everyone is queasy about putting things in their ears that have spent a lot of time in another person’s ears? (I wouldn’t think they would be attractive theft targets, because of hygiene/stigma)
- crazygringo 3y agoJust use an alcohol wipe and you're good to go. Cleaned and disinfected, don't know what else would bother you?
- Scoundreller 3y agoAlcohol isn’t sterilizing. E.g. Not very effective against non-enveloped viruses, for example. I’d leave ‘em in the sun personally. But putting it random stuff at the edge of your ear is probably low risk when it comes to activities people do on the regular.
- Fnoord 3y agoNot sure I like that given there's a battery in them. There's also a device which bombards small device like earphones with UV for a couple of minutes. Got it at work. My over ear headphones don't fit, but my Sony in-ear with noise cancelling do. Oh, and they still work afterwards, of course.
- Scoundreller 3y agoI mean, they’re often half in the sun anyway. UV can do its work without getting things hot.
- CoffeeOnWrite 3y ago> don't know what else would bother you? Like I said, it’s queasiness/stigma about hygiene, not a reasoned thought. This is a common sentiment in the US- we like to buy our sex toys new, for another example, even though they’re usually made of materials that lend themselves to cleaning/sterilization.
- UncleEntity 3y agoEither you do some interesting things with your EarPods or there’s a second-hand market for sex toys I’ve never heard about.
- CoffeeOnWrite 3y agoHuh? I was pointing out another example of a consumer product that is designed to be sanitized, but that we nevertheless buy new because of squeamishness around our mucous membranes.
- jquery 3y agoAirpod Max headphones go over the ear, not in the ear.