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I'm just curious: how does the man open doors?

by gills 17y ago

pmjordan 17y ago
Interns? Edit: snark aside, this is a valid question. Especially bathroom doors, considering he admits to rushing off to the bathroom to wash his hands and his claim that people don't wash their hands after visiting the bathroom. Edit 2: I'm starting to feel a little bad for joining in on the Arrington bashing, the guy sounds like he's got some form of OCD neurosis. Though I suppose calling for a ban on handshakes (unthinkable in many cultures) as a result of it strikes me as self-centred.
- estromberg 17y ago
  Wash hands, dry hands with paper towel, open door with paper towel
  - pmjordan 17y ago
    Someone is so going to steal all the paper towels from the men's bathrooms at the next tech conference in order to trap Michael Arrington.
  - gills 17y ago
    That's what I do :) I've noticed an increased number of garbage cans near doors as well, in many places, so I think it's catching on. I wasn't trying to bash Arrington, btw. He has a point about germs. Especially with the sheeple freaking out about Fludor the Burninator and such. But a handshake ultimately is about showing trust (whether rooted in showing lack of a weapon or not), and here he is saying outright that he does not trust anyone else to keep their hands clean to his obviously-high personal standard. I repsect that he's willing to be forthright about it, though I think carrying a travel-sized bottle of Purell might be a solution with milder social consequences in certain business settings.
    - electromagnetic 17y ago
      After learning how many bacteria can live on bathroom door handles in a food hygiene course, I stopped opening them with my hands when leaving. I'm thankful that most public places now have the S-shaped doorway. Incidentally, the door handle in a public bathroom can have significantly more bacteria on them than the toilet seat. So ladies (and gentlemen I guess) when you hover over the seat, reconsider if you actually want to touch that door handle. IIRC one study found a 20:1 ratio between doorhandle and toilet seat (door handles are wiped down with a regular cleaner, whilst toilets get a professional-grade bleaching).
vaksel 17y ago
Telekinesis

I'm just curious: how does the man open doors?

by gills 17y ago

I'm just curious: how does the man open doors?

Interns? Edit: snark aside, this is a valid question. Especially bathroom doors, considering he admits to rushing off to the bathroom to wash his hands and his claim that people don't wash their hands after visiting the bathroom. Edit 2: I'm starting to feel a little bad for joining in on the Arrington bashing, the guy sounds like he's got some form of OCD neurosis. Though I suppose calling for a ban on handshakes (unthinkable in many cultures) as a result of it strikes me as self-centred.

estromberg 17y ago
Wash hands, dry hands with paper towel, open door with paper towel
- pmjordan 17y ago
  Someone is so going to steal all the paper towels from the men's bathrooms at the next tech conference in order to trap Michael Arrington.
- gills 17y ago
  That's what I do :) I've noticed an increased number of garbage cans near doors as well, in many places, so I think it's catching on. I wasn't trying to bash Arrington, btw. He has a point about germs. Especially with the sheeple freaking out about Fludor the Burninator and such. But a handshake ultimately is about showing trust (whether rooted in showing lack of a weapon or not), and here he is saying outright that he does not trust anyone else to keep their hands clean to his obviously-high personal standard. I repsect that he's willing to be forthright about it, though I think carrying a travel-sized bottle of Purell might be a solution with milder social consequences in certain business settings.
  - electromagnetic 17y ago
    After learning how many bacteria can live on bathroom door handles in a food hygiene course, I stopped opening them with my hands when leaving. I'm thankful that most public places now have the S-shaped doorway. Incidentally, the door handle in a public bathroom can have significantly more bacteria on them than the toilet seat. So ladies (and gentlemen I guess) when you hover over the seat, reconsider if you actually want to touch that door handle. IIRC one study found a 20:1 ratio between doorhandle and toilet seat (door handles are wiped down with a regular cleaner, whilst toilets get a professional-grade bleaching).

vaksel 17y ago

Telekinesis