China Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Fecal Matter Hiding in Hotel Rooms Picking up the remote control in a hotel room may also mean picking up fecal matter, a new study found. Researchers from the University of Houston swabbed 19 hotel room hideouts, from door handles to headboards, and found the fecal bacterium E. coli hiding on 81 percent of the surfaces, including the remote control, the telephone and the bedside lamp. ... The maid cart may be a villain, and not the hero in the fight against contamination, according to the study, which found bacteria blooming on mops and sponges used to clean rooms. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Meh. There and everywhere else in the entire world. That's what we have skin and immune systems for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Man, this is a crappy thread topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I thought the maids cleaned with all the anti-bacterial stuff you could. Perhaps that little hand cleanser that people are consumed by doesn't make too much of a difference after all. This is not surprising though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb4348 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 It's the same as going to a restaurant. Instead of it being a remote it's the menus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 It's the same as going to a restaurant. Instead of it being a remote it's the menus don't forget your toothbrush at home...its there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb4348 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 don't forget your toothbrush at home...its there as well. Does it help if I close the seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Does it help if I close the seat If you close it before flushing, yes. I keep mine in the medicine cabinet anyway, just to make more space. I saw a Mythbusters special on that awhile back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Guess I'd better wear socks. When I prop my feet up on the ac I mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 It's everywhere, and its always been everywhere. Taken in that context, it doesn't bother me. Imagine the percentage of things it was on, say, 100 years ago. Pretty much 99%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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