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All iPads iPad has more bacteria than toilet seat?
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Is this true? My friend told me this now I am quite concerned...I've been using it on the breakfast table and in bed.
You have more bacteria cells on and in you than you do of your OWN cells. 1% of bacteria are pathogenic. I wouldn't worry.
Is this true? My friend told me this now I am quite concerned...I've been using it on the breakfast table and in bed.
Think about it...
Your touch your iPad with your hand.
Your hand touches everything.
Everything has germs.
Your iPad is full of germs.
In a world full of germs.
I just wash my hands and clean my screen once in a while if it gets too oily...
Money in your wallet, door handles, light switches, your kitchen counter, and other things are dirtier than any electronic device you use.
Must....resist......visual...........
Very disturbing right here.....I'll never look at an ipad or iphone the same...
Because people have to buy them to get germs on them.
Money, doorknobs, trays at the McDonalds/BK, railings, your keyboard, the handle at the gas pump, the ATM; the list of germy things could go on and on to a germophobe.
Due to people not washing their hands when they pee, you touch an average of 16 penises a day
Which is why I never ever ever take the unwrapped candy offered at restaurant cashier's desk or a store.
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ps Is your nose itchy? Mine has got a little tickle right about now....
You probably don't need to be so concerned with the germs on your iPad because hopefully you're the primary user and you're not loaning it out to everyone on the street. Be comfortable in your own germs!
Now grocery shopping carts are a different story. How many kids do you think have accidents in them and smear their fun all over? That's why I don't let kids sit on my iPad.
Now grocery shopping carts are a different story. How many kids do you think have accidents in them and smear their fun all over? That's why I don't let kids sit on my iPad.
That's why I flip out when I see someone use the child seat in a cart as a place to store bread or other items. That's not what it's for!
Is this true? My friend told me this now I am quite concerned...I've been using it on the breakfast table and in bed.
Well sure. If you use it without washing your hands after going to the bathroom, handling raw meat etc. Just like anything else you touch would be covered in germs.
What your friend is likely talking about is some articles from a year or so ago where some researchers did swab tests on various computer, phone etc demo models at public stores. Which are being handled constantly by a variety of folks not all of whom perhaps wash their hands, might have just sneezed or whatever. And found that the average public demo unit has as much if not sometimes more bacteria than toilet seats. Which would be why employees (at least at the Apple stores in my area) are constantly wiping off the demos with alcohol wipes
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That's why I flip out when I see someone use the child seat in a cart as a place to store bread or other items. That's not what it's for!
That's why I don't sit on the black ball seats at the Apple Store. I actually overheard two employees talking about how they needed to redo the plastic on them. Apparently they are really expensive and come from Italy or such so it takes like a month to get a replacement if some kid pees on one of them and the sponge part gets wet (they have to toss the whole thing then). So at this store they wrapped the sponge ball in like 20 layers of pallet wrapping plastic and then put the cloth cover on it. (yeah I asked). that's how I found out that they are unofficially called 'pee balls' by every store
iPad has more bacteria than toilet seat?
Is this true? My friend told me this now I am quite concerned...I've been using it on the breakfast table and in bed.
Imagine how dirty an Android tablet is!
J/K
Friends say all sorts of things. Learn to consider the source, validate & corroborate.
Alcohol doesn't cause rust. Water does. Your screen isn't going to rust anyway.
From your questions and comments, I'd suggest some general reading on these topics.
I hate antibacterial this, antibacterial that. Ironically, all these hypochondriac parents sterilizing their houses only makes their children weaker. Kids today get sick more often and are allergic to more foods than in the past. Get out there in the mud, eat a worm, leave food on the counter all day and eat it later, get dirty! While I'm no Dr., I think our immune system is like a muscle. Use it or lose it.
Nope. Kids today are "stronger" and healthier than ever in human history.
Nope.
There are some early reports coming out that indicate that this is not true. Kids in developed countries (some more than others) have obesity levels never before seen, and this is causing health issues and premature deaths. Some of these reports are indicating that this generation may be the 1st generation that lives a shorter lifespan than their parents.
Last year at summer camp I pooped in a portapotty. Before I had the chance to wash or sanitize my hands, I started using my phone. I have yet to clean it. From that point on, my phone has touched my face several times. I also have a habit of touching my face. But I have not come down with an illness that could be a result of the fact that I did not wash or sanitize my hands after I went to the restroom on that day. OP, I too think you'll be OK. Especially considering the fact that you're exposed to more bacteria outside the restroom than inside the restroom. Besides, not all bacteria are bad. There are good bacteria inside you. There are bacteria in your intestines. You eat bacteria when you eat yogurt. That's why the doctor asks you to eat yogurt with your antibacterial prescription.
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