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Closing toilet lid before flushing doesn't keep viral spray inside, study suggests
(www.cidrap.umn.edu)
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I mean, fair; the lid isn't a total seal so I expect it to be able to kinda come out around the edges of the lid; but wouldn't it still keep all the stuff at least in a smaller area? It's not blasting straight up in the air with the lid blocking it, is it? The floors and baseboards get cleaned pretty frequently; the ceiling not so much.
Just stop licking the bathroom ceiling.
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You ever watch smoke dissipate when you blow out a candle??
That is a great analogy. We always assume gravity is the same for everyone, but when you're as tiny as an aerosol droplet, air currents are a lot more relevant.
Is kind of like holding a pot lid out to block a grenade. There’s some protection but practically zero.
I've seen bugs bunny, that totally works
My main concern is always my toothbrush. But it’s on a counter above the toilet. So wouldn’t keeping the lid down help significantly, in both the direction and distance of whatever is stirred up?
Turbulence might be enough bring it up and everywhere regardless. The movement of your own body would cycle air every which way right after you flush, plus many bathrooms have ventilation fans near the ceiling, drawing air upward.