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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).