Germaphobes BEWARE!

[Marx]

Top Germ Places INSIDE The Home

1. Toilet bowl: 3.2 million bacteria/square inch
2. Kitchen drain: 567,845 bacteria/square inch
3. Sponge or counter-wiping cloth: 134,630 bacteria/square inch
4. Bathtub, near drain: 119,468 bacteria/square inch
5. Kitchen sink, near drain: 17,964 bacteria/square inch
6. Kitchen faucet handle: 13,227 bacteria/square inch
7. Bathroom faucet handle: 6,267 bacteria/square inch
8. Bathroom sink, near drain: 2,733 bacteria/square inch
9. Pet food dish, inside rim: 2,110 bacteria/square inch
10. Kitchen floor, in front of sink: 830 bacteria/square inch
11. Toilet floor, in front of toilet: 764 bacteria/square inch
12. Kitchen counter top: 488 bacteria/square inch
13. Bathroom counter top: 452 bacteria/square inch
14. Garbage bin: 411 bacteria/square inch
15. Dish towel: 408 bacteria/square inch
16. Toy: 345 bacteria/square inch
17. Kitchen tabletop: 344 bacteria/square inch
18. Home office phone or refrigerator door: 319 bacteria/square inch
19. Toilet seat: 295 bacteria/square inch
20. Bathroom light switch: 217 bacteria/square inch
21. Microwave buttons: 214 bacteria/square inch
22. Kitchen chopping board: 194 bacteria/square inch
23. Child-training potty: 191 bacteria/square inch
24. Infant changing mat and infant high chair: 190 bacteria/square inch
25. Kitchen phone: 133 bacteria/square inch
26. Bathroom door’s inside handle: 121 bacteria/square inch
27. Toilet’s flush handle: 83 bacteria/square inch
28. TV remote control: 70 bacteria/square inch
29. Home computer keyboard: 64 bacteria/square inch
30. Home computer mouse: 50 bacteria/square inch
31. Bed Mattress (as many as 5 million dust/bed mites live in a double mattress and pillows)

Top Germ Places OUTSIDE The Home

1. Airplane Toilets
2. Hospitals and Medical Clinics Waiting Areas
3. Public Drinking Fountains (0.6-1.2 million bacteria per sq inch on the spigot)
4. Supermarkets and Grocery Store where raw or frozen foods can be handled
5. Shopping Cart Handles and Shopping Basket Handles
6. Currency (Cash)
7. ATM Buttons (averages 1,200 bacteria per button)
8. Elevator Buttons (3,500 bacteria per square inch)
9. Vending Machines Buttons
10. Shared Ink Pens or Pencils (2,350 bacteria per square inch)
11. Playground Equipment (even fast food play centers)
12. Daycare centers equipment, toys and books
13. Escalator Handrails
14. Mats and Exercise equipment in Health Clubs
15. Hotel Drinking Glasses
16. Hotel Room Remote Control
17. Public transport hand rails, hand poles and arm-rest (in planes, trains, buses and taxis)
18. Gas pump nozzles
19. Cafeteria trays (33,800 bacteria per square inch)
20. Theaters, Clubs, Sports Venues, Games Arcade and Recreational Facilities amenities
21. Public Toilet Seats (49 germs per square inch)
22. Office: Office Desk (10 million bacteria per sq inch), Desktop surface: (20,961 bacteria per square inch), Telephones (25,127 bacteria per square inch), PC Keyboards (3,295 bacteria per square inch), PC Mouse (1,676 bacteria per square inch), Fax machine: (301 bacteria per square inch), photocopier (69 bacteria per square inch), Toilet seat: (49 bacteria per square inch).

Source:
http://teamrich.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/top-22-germ-infested-places/


ALL TOGETHER NOW - EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

 

[Eggyman]

This isn't really a thread I should be looking at when I'm halfway through reading The Stand

 

[Marx]

This isn't really a thread I should be looking at when I'm halfway through reading The Stand

No it's not Eggy.

 

[Eggyman]

*leaves thread; washes hands*

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Ah, I love it :heart:

Most of the bacteria inside the home are harmless so don't fret.

 

[Logan's Lady]

Nope.. not a germaphobe.

 

[Warhammer]

Meh, I don't care. Germs are everywhere. As long as I'm not licking piss stains off the toilet (let alone leaving it there), just wash your hands after you use the bathroom/eat and it's all good.

I'm not germaphobe, but I am a slight neat freak.

 

[Marx]

Meh, I don't care. Germs are everywhere. As long as I'm not licking piss stains off the toilet (let alone leaving it there), just wash your hands after you use the bathroom/eat and it's all good.

I'm not germaphobe, but I am a slight neat freak.

That's a whole different phobia!

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Ocd!

 

[cerealkiller182]

No, not a germaphobe

 

[chaseter]

They say the mouth of a Dog Lips has less bacteria than that of a humans.

 

[bullets]

If I don't see it , It's not there.

 

[cerealkiller182]

They say the mouth of a Dog Lips has less bacteria than that of a humans.

I have definitely heard that before

 

[Marx]

They say the mouth of a Dog Lips has less bacteria than that of a humans.

I have also heard that before...I really find it hard to believe though.

If I don't see it , It's not there.

If a tree falls in the woods but no one is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?

 

[hammy]

Yes, I am a complete germophobe. I even hate shaking hands. When I get home the first thing I do is go wash my hands .. three times.

(other than that I'm perfectly normal)

 

[bullets]

It's too much work to be a germaphobe anyway . Germs are almost completely unavoidable.

 

[bullets]

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If a tree falls in the woods but no one is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?

It sings a sad , sad song.

 

[hammy]

It's too much work to be a germaphobe anyway . Germs are almost completely unavoidable.

They will get on you, but you can wash them off. I hardly ever get sick because I wash my hands so often.

 

[Marx]

It sings a sad , sad song.

I'll have to remember that Bullets. Do you know what song it sings by chance?

They will get on you, but you can wash them off. I hardly ever get sick because I wash my hands so often.

That's definately a good thing Casey. There are fears though that all of this overprotection (like Purell and other hand sanitizers) and awareness could cause supergerms and bugs.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

They say the mouth of a Dog Lips has less bacteria than that of a humans.

Think about the variety of foods we eat compared to a dog. Kibbles, Bits, Alpo, and his butt hardly make for a diverse bacterial environment.

 

[Prison Mike]

Paris Hilton: 100 million bacteria/square inch

 

[Marx]

Paris Hilton: 100 million bacteria/square inch

That's horrible!

 

[Logan's Runt]

They will get on you, but you can wash them off. I hardly ever get sick because I wash my hands so often.

I never wash my hands aside from going to the bathroom or cooking for other people- even at work where I'm handling shopping carts and dusty, dirty, sometimes gooey boxes all night. I eat things off the floor and handle my food with my fingers.

I haven't been sick in ten years.

 

[Odin's Lapdog]

I always find it strange that detergents and cleaning agents are happy to say that they kill 99.9 percent of bacteria even though 99.9 percent of bacteria aren't even harmful to us...

surely that's just genocide...

 

[ActuallyRobin]

If you're clean all the time and never exposed to germs and nasties, then you're kinda screwed when one comes long :]

modern society is almost TOO clean