I’m not an architect, or a contractor, or even a toilet salesman… but I think I’ve found a flaw in a certain type of hotel room / bathroom setup. I’m no germaphobe, but I believe this design to be quite unsanitary.
What design? The sink outside of the bathroom design.
Sure, it’s convenient to shave or brush your teeth while someone else is pooping or showering… But at what cost do we purchase this convenience? The cost of a bazillion tiny germs all over the inside of the door handle after you wipe and before you wash your hands. Sure, you can grab an extra wad of toilet paper for your journey outside. How many people do that though? How much microscopic fecal matter is already on that door handle? Did the maid think to wipe it down? What if you forget after you get out of the shower? You just washed yourself, and now your hand may venture into a feculent festival of filth.
Am I doing something wrong here? Am I missing something? Let’s get this right so I don’t have to touch poop-encrusted (albeit microbial poop) door handles.
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Ackk officially paranoid. This thought had never crossed my mind. Ickk.
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Heh, sorry. Sort of. Did the people who designed this never wash their hands? Do they just not wipe?
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Yeah, if you’re going to go with that design, you’ve got to go with a knob a person can open with their elbow or something
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You HOPE they use their elbow.
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Mythbusters proved that you can’t escape microbial poop in the home. It’s literally everywhere.
But I do agree that it’s a poor design.
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Was that the toilet/toothbrush one? Or the pop can top one…?
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