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[Evidence Inconclusive] Germ Blaster (mander.xyz)

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[–] omega_x3 46 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Why are there germs on your hands right after washing them? Didn't mythbusters already test it and concluded that they are only bad when people don't really wash their hands.

[–] Bassman1805 40 points 5 days ago

Yes.

The followup question is "how many people think getting their hands wet without soap is sufficient hand-washing" and the answer is not terribly comforting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do you ever watch people wash their hands? Many wet them then dry them. A few rub a little soap around them. Nearly no one does the full hand wash method recommended by health organisations (where each finger is individually washed)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

To be fair they probably didn't rub each individual finger over their disgusting body parts while in the toilet.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

that they are only bad when people don't really wash their hands.

Well, yes.