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[-] sharkfucker420@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There was once a study to test the amount of "poop particles" (feces based bacteria) on everyday objects. The study consisted of putting objects in places that would be more or less likely to have feces and a control group which was isolated from any source of feces based bacteria to the best of their ability. The microbiologists running the study were unable to tell which group was the control.

This is written to the best of my memory and some details may be wrong but the meaning is the same

[-] Autisticat@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

In graduate school I swabbed a public toilet seat and wiped the specimen in a Petri dish. My cohort swabbed the bottom of their shoe and did the same. The public toilet specimen grew virtually nothing. The shoe specimen grew the equivalent of a rainforest in bacteria.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

I can't believe Americans wear shoes inside.

[-] StandingCat@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

You expect us to step on our bathroom carpet in our bare feet?

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

LMAO, I was like what the fuck is bathroom carpet, then I got the joke. It's a joke right? Please.

[-] StandingCat@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately not, some areas of the US have nasty ass carpet all the way up to the toilet.

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Hey! You leave my extensive-rug-of-back-hair out of this!

[-] Urbanfox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

2 of the rentals I've lived in had bathroom carpet.

Rentals.

Student accommodation..

They were probably 40% vomit, 25% filth, 25% jizz and 10% actual carpet.

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