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PSA: For maximum hygiene, close the lid BEFORE you flush.
closes lid
Sits down
Shits on lid
Flushes
Dad, you're drunk!
My name’s not dunk
Taking 'Upper decker' to the next level
But then how am I supposed to look at my poop swirling down the drain?
And how can I stand in front of the toilet and pee into the flushing toilet then?
That's the real reason I installed that camera under the seat
Mythbusters found it makes no difference in the spread of fecal matter. Toilet lids aren't perfect seals.
Do you have a source? I googled it and this site said that Mythbusters found the opposite - https://www.theplumbingauthority.com/blog/2019/february/mythbusters-plumbing-edition/#:~:text=%234%20You%20should%20close%20your%20toilet%20lid%20before%20flushing&text=Mythbusters%20did%20an%20episode%20about,your%20bathroom%2C%20including%20your%20toothbrush.
Going off memory of the episode.
And from what I recall your source is leaving out the part where they found poop particles everywhere when they flushed with the lid down as well.
Not how it works, sorry to tell you. In fact, putting the lid down means you are keeping those particles airborne for another 11 minutes or so due to increased pressure with the lid down.
Do you have a source? I googled it and every site listed said you should close the lid. The only one that didn't was the New York Post, which is a famously inaccurate and overly contrarian news source.
I'd say this is still up for debate. From the papers I skimmed it might be better to close the lid and open the windows. I discussed this in another comment here: https://feddit.de/comment/5298414
People usually see the initial drop of visible particles to mean closing the lid is better but it just causes the mist to aerosol more into nano particles when the lid is closed. I don't have the study itself handy at the moment, let me dig a bit more but I did find this article which was referencing similar findings. Let me try and find the paper itself though, but in the meantime here is a small except about the study from a site that was promoting the conference where it was presented at:
https://microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news/does-putting-the-lid-down-when-flushing-the-toilet-really-make-a-difference.html
The first line of that article supports putting the lid down....and so do subsequent statements....
Lid down causes 30-60% reduction of droplets in the air but they stay in the air longer....
Nice way to conviently omit the next fucking bit of the article like Google does 🙄
I.e droplets with more bacteria lingering around longer in the air and traveling further. The biggest risk with bacterial contamination is concentration, which this literally tells you is increased by putting down the lid as well as spreading further with a longer time airborne. But go on showing your lack of comprehension.
Lol. You are ignoring your own article source...but I'll leave you to your incorrect understanding.
I'll also note that the only source you've provided has no data or supporting research paper behind it. Just an article.