I'm curious as to everyone's opinions on this. Many will tell you it's pointless, and many are firm believers that it is 100% necessary.
Few notes.
-Referring to men only here. Women have to wipe their snatch of pee and touch it, which leaks "wetness" and blood, they need to wash.
-Assuming the bathrooms in question have motion sensory sinks/toilets/urinals
-Not talking about pooping.
Discuss! I'll weigh in, after I see a few opinions. But I was thinking about this today and want to see what people believe.
My opinion is that I don't want to touch or shake hands with someone else that potentially did not wash their hands. This in mind I also would like the same relief knowing the other person also did. I've had many instances where I've seen employees at restaurants and places where food is handled without gloves and they do not wash their hands. Even knowing that I've washed my hands it still doesn't change the fact the door handle and other items in the bathroom are pretty dirty for this reason.. I probably wash my hands around 8 times a day just because of touching something that I feel is germy or has some sort of bacteria. I never would want to handle something or not wash my hands after going to the bathroom because I sometimes bite my nails which in turn could have some sort of bacteria on them.
I shoulder bathroom doors open, typically. I always wash my hands when I have just peed, unless I didn't touch my penis. On the rare occasion of just after a shower, I do not wash my hands. I do not like shaking hands with people who do not wash their hands. Unless your wife is having a baby, you surely have the time to wash your hands on the way out...
~Aqua
I've been exposed to filth and dirt beyond what most would care to expose themselves to, not necessarily because I wanted to. Everything from diesel cooked crap to burnt hair, human flesh, and everything in between. At a certain point, I sort of gave up hope of perfect cleanliness. I wash my hands every time I leave the bathroom, but I am not one to insist that a trash can be right next to the door so that you can wipe your hands, then use the paper towel to grab hold of the door handle with and drop into the trash afterwards. I always just go straight for the handle. Sure, cooks may "shake and bake", how am I to know, and even more so, what the Hell can I do to prevent shit skivvies Steve from cooking the food I'm about to eat. I'd rather just not think about it, and go on about my day, oblivious, trusting in my body's immune system to fight off the bacteria and has evolved to be exposed to. I refuse to live my life in a make-believe bubble, taking that extra, and quite frankly ignorant in the fact that it is not fool-proof step to minimize exposure to germs. We have an immunity system for a reason, and I have yet to contract any sort of sickness from touching a potentially fecal covered shopping cart handle. Sure, I'll practice good sanitation out of respect for others, but I honestly believe that the more that I apply anti-bacterial to my hands, and throw back cold medicine, the more I am hurting myself in the long run, as all that is doing is preventing my body from building up its natural immunities.
Am I the only one who thinks the common cold blows grunt stains, but honestly appreciates the fact that I am having one knowing that I am good for another six months (at least) because my immune system is going to become temporarily stronger because of it? Seriously, every time I have a cold, I think to myself (quite often, while I'm wiping my ass crack on the porcelain "tickle my g-spot") "Damn, well it's about time I guess, I'm due for one by now!" Come to think of it now, I'm about due for another cold here in the coming weeks, it's easily been several months since my last cold...
Oh, and just some food for thought, every time I blow out my ass, or every time you walk into a bathroom while I'm avoiding staining my pants, if you smell it, you're inhaling particles of my ass. How's that for a sick reality! Bwahahaha!!
Frankly, I don't.
First off, I shower every morning, I wash my cock, I wear clean underwear. My dick is no more dirty than most of my body parts, and by touching it when I take a piss, I'm getting no more germs on myself than I would any other way. It's not like I piss on my hands when I go, so it's a non-issue. On top of this, urine is sterile.
If I'm going to get any bacteria on me, it's going to be from entering and exiting a bathroom, and that's just from opening doors and what have you. And it's NOT just bathroom doors that are like that, it's everywhere. So what's the bloody point? I'm not going to become any less "germy" by washing my hands in the long run. All it takes is for me to leave the bathroom, go down a hall, maybe another door, sit down at a table at say, a restaurant, all the while touching the chair as I pull it out, and then the table. Ta-!@#$ing-da, I've all the germs I would have gotten had I opened the door in the bathroom as opposed to using some damn paper towel on the door. Though I will, whenever I have the chance, use a toilet bowl over a urinal, If splashback is going to occur, I'd rather it hit my shoes as opposed to my hands.
Did you know your keyboard has much much more bacteria than your cock or even a bathroom? Do you wash your hands every time you go to a computer? No! So what's the beef? I'll wash my hands when they are dirty, for feel icky from running my hands through my product filled hair to much.
I'm with Scotty on the immune system by the way. I rarely, if ever get sick. You know who I see get sick a lot? Women and prissy people who are clean as can be. Your just shooting yourself in the foot in the long run. Our bodies are meant to fight this.
Oh, also, while were on a bacteria topic, Using Anti-Bacterial whatever is not good for you, ever. You remove all the bacteria on your hands, the good and the bad. You've just removed the stuff that fights the bad stuff. Now you go and touch something, bam, all the bad germs on you, way to go!
On the same page as Seifer and Scotty involving the whole germs thing. However due to illusory correlation I can't give a proper answer. If I was to wash my hands after taking a piss, it wouldn't be because I touching myself, it would be because I don't like the feeling of dirty, rough, nasty hands. (What society refers to as "man hands") I prefer my hands soft, clean and as smooth as a baby's bottom, just like the rest of my skin. (What society refers to as "feminine hands") So thats where illusory correlation comes in. As I might have had dirty hands before I entered to take a piss but due to that, that memory becomes intertwined with washing my hands. Anyways, I wouldn't relate me washing my hands to going to the bathroom. But who knows, I could be wrong.
However as I'm just about to finish typing and having seconds thoughts.. The one time I make sure to wash my hands is when I'm at another persons house.
I almost never wash my hands after I take a piss. I never touch my wang, I use my underwear to maneuver it if necessary. Even if I do touch my wang it's the tiniest little touch, nothing is going to happen..
Quote from: God-I-Suck on October 07, 2010, 09:07:29 AM
I almost never wash my hands after I take a piss. I never touch my wang, I use my underwear to maneuver it if necessary. Even if I do touch my wang it's the tiniest little touch, nothing is going to happen..
Five second rule right?! Heck, if I'm touching mine for more than five seconds, I'm not going to the bathr.... I'm just going to stop there...
Quote from: God-I-Suck on October 07, 2010, 09:07:29 AM
I almost never wash my hands after I take a piss. I never touch my wang, I use my underwear to maneuver it if necessary. Even if I do touch my wang it's the tiniest little touch, nothing is going to happen..
The tiniest little touch for the tiniest little wang.
I don't wash my hands after I piss, people who shit touch the sink and soap dispenser. I kick and shoulder bathroom doors open if need be, and often do not touch handles. Also, I used to wash my hands every time I did anything in the bathroom...I also had strep throat 13 times as a kid. Also, strangely enough, I never got my tonsils removed, I still have them. Around middle school I'd say I stopped being so adamant about washing my hands and only did so when I felt truly necessary (like shitting). Many flu seasons have passed over the past 5 years since than....I believe I've gotten sick once over the past 5 years, and it was an ear infection from the ocean...which evolved into a massive sinus infection. Point being, as long as your active, eat right, give your immune system what it needs to function, you'll rarely get sick assuming you have no outstanding condition that would deem otherwise.
Quote from: Mr Pwnage on October 07, 2010, 03:30:12 PM
Quote from: God-I-Suck on October 07, 2010, 09:07:29 AM
I almost never wash my hands after I take a piss. I never touch my wang, I use my underwear to maneuver it if necessary. Even if I do touch my wang it's the tiniest little touch, nothing is going to happen..
The tiniest little touch for the tiniest little wang.
I don't wash my hands after I piss, people who shit touch the sink and soap dispenser. I kick and shoulder bathroom doors open if need be, and often do not touch handles. Also, I used to wash my hands every time I did anything in the bathroom...I also had strep throat 13 times as a kid. Also, strangely enough, I never got my tonsils removed, I still have them. Around middle school I'd say I stopped being so adamant about washing my hands and only did so when I felt truly necessary (like shitting). Many flu seasons have passed over the past 5 years since than....I believe I've gotten sick once over the past 5 years, and it was an ear infection from the ocean...which evolved into a massive sinus infection. Point being, as long as your active, eat right, give your immune system what it needs to function, you'll rarely get sick assuming you have no outstanding condition that would deem otherwise.
A Tonsillectomy has long since been removed from "practical" procedures. After years of performing said operation, it turned out that it actually didn't fix anything. How do I know this? I read Uncle John's Bathroom Reader like you read the SO forums. xD But anyways, that is most likely why you never had them removed. Just thought I'd let you know. :P
Quote from: T-Rok on October 07, 2010, 04:45:11 PM
Quote from: Mr Pwnage on October 07, 2010, 03:30:12 PM
Quote from: God-I-Suck on October 07, 2010, 09:07:29 AM
I almost never wash my hands after I take a piss. I never touch my wang, I use my underwear to maneuver it if necessary. Even if I do touch my wang it's the tiniest little touch, nothing is going to happen..
The tiniest little touch for the tiniest little wang.
I don't wash my hands after I piss, people who shit touch the sink and soap dispenser. I kick and shoulder bathroom doors open if need be, and often do not touch handles. Also, I used to wash my hands every time I did anything in the bathroom...I also had strep throat 13 times as a kid. Also, strangely enough, I never got my tonsils removed, I still have them. Around middle school I'd say I stopped being so adamant about washing my hands and only did so when I felt truly necessary (like shitting). Many flu seasons have passed over the past 5 years since than....I believe I've gotten sick once over the past 5 years, and it was an ear infection from the ocean...which evolved into a massive sinus infection. Point being, as long as your active, eat right, give your immune system what it needs to function, you'll rarely get sick assuming you have no outstanding condition that would deem otherwise.
A Tonsillectomy has long since been removed from "practical" procedures. After years of performing said operation, it turned out that it actually didn't fix anything. How do I know this? I read Uncle John's Bathroom Reader like you read the SO forums. xD But anyways, that is most likely why you never had them removed. Just thought I'd let you know. :P
... How can that be? A Tonsillectomy removes bacteria vacuums. Tonsils serve no purpose what-so-ever for the human, and I could actually understand how it would cause more harm than good, being that they are magnets for everything we breathe in, potentially good and bad. It's another thing bad stuff can stick to, and provides no benefit for the good... I guess I don't understand how the operation could be considered useless...
EDIT: I'd be interested to see your source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillectomy
Btw, it is not your penis that you need to avoid touching, it's the stuff in the bathroom that has bacteria on it. As well, if you get piss on your hands, you need to wash that off. Seifer mentioned that urine is sterile. Sure, but it draws bacteria to it. If it sits for a minute, it's going to be dirty. Flushing the toilet (not an issue with auto-flush) or touching anything in a bathroom anywhere within like 5-10 feet (that's about how far it goes when you flush the toilet or due to splashback) warrants washing that off your hand.
I think it's one thing to consider whether or not to wash your hands of bacteria, but it's another to say that bathrooms are not dirty. They are. Of course, I also don't disagree with the fact that other places can be just as dirty. Which is why it's really just a preference whether or not you wash your hands. But if you wash your hands and then grab the door handle, that's pointless.
Where I come from, they teach us not to piss all over our hands.
But in all seriousness, yes I do. But not the bs 30 second hot water and soap wash, I usally just run my hands under the sink for a second.
Quote from: Scotty on October 07, 2010, 05:06:25 PM
Quote from: T-Rok on October 07, 2010, 04:45:11 PM
Quote from: Mr Pwnage on October 07, 2010, 03:30:12 PM
Quote from: God-I-Suck on October 07, 2010, 09:07:29 AM
I almost never wash my hands after I take a piss. I never touch my wang, I use my underwear to maneuver it if necessary. Even if I do touch my wang it's the tiniest little touch, nothing is going to happen..
The tiniest little touch for the tiniest little wang.
I don't wash my hands after I piss, people who shit touch the sink and soap dispenser. I kick and shoulder bathroom doors open if need be, and often do not touch handles. Also, I used to wash my hands every time I did anything in the bathroom...I also had strep throat 13 times as a kid. Also, strangely enough, I never got my tonsils removed, I still have them. Around middle school I'd say I stopped being so adamant about washing my hands and only did so when I felt truly necessary (like shitting). Many flu seasons have passed over the past 5 years since than....I believe I've gotten sick once over the past 5 years, and it was an ear infection from the ocean...which evolved into a massive sinus infection. Point being, as long as your active, eat right, give your immune system what it needs to function, you'll rarely get sick assuming you have no outstanding condition that would deem otherwise.
A Tonsillectomy has long since been removed from "practical" procedures. After years of performing said operation, it turned out that it actually didn't fix anything. How do I know this? I read Uncle John's Bathroom Reader like you read the SO forums. xD But anyways, that is most likely why you never had them removed. Just thought I'd let you know. :P
... How can that be? A Tonsillectomy removes bacteria vacuums. Tonsils serve no purpose what-so-ever for the human, and I could actually understand how it would cause more harm than good, being that they are magnets for everything we breathe in, potentially good and bad. It's another thing bad stuff can stick to, and provides no benefit for the good... I guess I don't understand how the operation could be considered useless...
EDIT: I'd be interested to see your source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillectomy
Alright Scotty, I'll see if I can find it in my Uncle Johns later tonight. I wish I knew which of the books it was in though, cause I'm gonna have to do a lot of searching through them >.>
Quote from: Titan on October 07, 2010, 06:31:06 PM
Where I come from, they teach us not to piss all over our hands.
But in all seriousness, yes I do. But not the bs 30 second hot water and soap wash, I usally just run my hands under the sink for a second.
I lol'd. But yeah, I do the same thing. And it's not all the time, whenever I take a piss, I usually after I'm done, just go run my hands under the water for 2 seconds, just to get that cleanish feeling again. And everyone who says you can get more germs from touching handles and such is right, and frankly I'm not to worried from getting germs from touching my penis when I take a piss. Who knows how many people's hands we touch that have gone pee and not washed after, and, who really cares? It's not like you will get sick instantly, yeah touching someones hands that are dirty is gross, but you can't really prevent anything. Nobody is saying to not wash you'r hands after you go the bathroom or touch doorknobs or other peoples hands, it's good to wash your hands, it's just wash them under the right circumstances.
~Looperpuck
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
Bwahahaha!!!
I know what you're asking your BF tonight before you get wiley with him next!
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:29:36 PM
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
Do you wash your hands after you give HJ's? Or ask his to clean his dick before you blow him? No. I rest my case.
Quote from: Seifer on October 07, 2010, 10:36:45 PM
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:29:36 PM
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
Do you wash your hands after you give HJ's? Or ask his to clean his dick before you blow him? No. I rest my case.
How did this become about my boyfriend now??? Da !@#$.
And this isn't about washing your penis, it's about washing your hands after you go to the bathroom.
Also, my boyfriend is actually freakishly hygenic. And I was more referring to the dirty penis people *cough*pwnage*cough*
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:29:36 PM
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
We clean the bathrooms every week. It's 10x cleaner than public bathrooms.
I believe that we have clean penises... Maybe all of us except for Mr. Underwear Adjuster over there who spreads it around. All the time I see urinals/toilets with pee still in them- probably half of guys don't flush. I for one don't use my hands to flush. A point wasn't that washing your hands was a drain of life, but that public sinks are much more dirty than your hands.
And Seifer's opening post clearly stated what the topic would be about, so you probably shouldn't have read it...
Heh, memories... I remember seeing some guy flush the urinal with his mouth. That was 4th grade I believe. Hah... Haha... Moron.
~Aqua
Quote from: Aqua on October 07, 2010, 10:45:28 PM
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:29:36 PM
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
We clean the bathrooms every week. It's 10x cleaner than public bathrooms.
I believe that we have clean penises... Maybe all of us except for Mr. Underwear Adjuster over there who spreads it around. All the time I see urinals/toilets with pee still in them- probably half of guys don't flush. I for one don't use my hands to flush. A point wasn't that washing your hands was a drain of life, but that public sinks are much more dirty than your hands.
And Seifer's opening post clearly stated what the topic would be about, so you probably shouldn't have read it...
Heh, memories... I remember seeing some guy flush the urinal with his mouth. That was 4th grade I believe. Hah... Haha... Moron.
~Aqua
Then you turn it on, wash your hands and use your elbow to turn it off? Sure you get germs on your elbow then, but you're not sticking your elbow in your eye or in your mouth. Also, most public sinks at my college are the automatic ones.
On your last comment...... ewwww. I always flush the toilet with my foot in public bathrooms.
Haha this is so funny.
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:40:50 PM
Quote from: Seifer on October 07, 2010, 10:36:45 PM
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:29:36 PM
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
Do you wash your hands after you give HJ's? Or ask his to clean his dick before you blow him? No. I rest my case.
How did this become about my boyfriend now??? Da !@#$.
And this isn't about washing your penis, it's about washing your hands after you go to the bathroom.
Also, my boyfriend is actually freakishly hygenic. And I was more referring to the dirty penis people *cough*pwnage*cough*
My penis is very well-attended to. I give it more thought than anything else. It doesn't appreciate you bashing it when you really know nothing about it and it's bigger than your brain.
Also I highly doubt your snoogoly woogoly is sparkly clean either. Those are some pretty fishy areas, and I mean in that in the nicest but most honest way possible. When I take a piss it comes out in a straight stream, not messy, I don't have to sit down, I don't piss on myself....I've been a boy for about 17 years, I know what's up. You on the other hand...girls can't piss in a straight line, it scatters and they get it all over themselves and have to wipe up afterwards...maybe you should look in a mirror...nude.
It takes all of 5 seconds to wash your hands. Why would you not? Even if you've cleaned and polished your penis to a sparkling jewel and you execute your bowel/bladder movement with surgical precision, you've spent the entire day collecting bacteria on your hands and you have the opportunity to cleanse them. What POSSIBLE reason can anyone give NOT to?
Quote from: Chaos on October 08, 2010, 01:08:21 AM
It takes all of 5 seconds to wash your hands. Why would you not? Even if you've cleaned and polished your penis to a sparkling jewel and you execute your bowel/bladder movement with surgical precision, you've spent the entire day collecting bacteria on your hands and you have the opportunity to cleanse them. What POSSIBLE reason can anyone give NOT to?
Don't listen to Chaos and his logic. It only makes sense, not worth it.
Quote from: DarkTrinity on October 07, 2010, 10:29:36 PM
Good.... Gawd....
I've learned more about all of you than I ever needed to know in my life time.
I don't believe that all of you have clean penises.
And it really only takes 10 seconds out of your non busy lives, it's not like you have to walk an extra 30 feet to get to a sink. It's right next to the toilet anyways. You use your hand to flush the toilet don't you? (at least at home, work/schools might have auto) And I guarantee that ain't clean.
I counteract that statement with Mythbusters. They determined your bathroom is cleaner than any other room in your house because the majority of society cleans it more than any other place. But regardless, the amount of bacteria you actually take into your body doesn't necessarily matter. Regardless of whether or not you wash your hands, you still inhale more bacteria per minute by going to the bathroom then by shaking hands with someone who didn't wash their hands. Bacteria fills a bathroom so much that when you brush your teeth, feces particles enter your system as they are on your toothbrush.
Also, having tried to figure out if it was illusory correlation or not, I've decided that I actually do wash my hands when I go to the bathroom. But its because the sink and soap are there anyways and I enjoy my soft, smooth hands. Not because I'm afraid of bacteria.
Quote from: Chaos on October 08, 2010, 01:08:21 AM
It takes all of 5 seconds to wash your hands. Why would you not? Even if you've cleaned and polished your penis to a sparkling jewel and you execute your bowel/bladder movement with surgical precision, you've spent the entire day collecting bacteria on your hands and you have the opportunity to cleanse them. What POSSIBLE reason can anyone give NOT to?
As far as I know, you are supposed to wash your hands for "30 seconds" to get an adequate cleanliness going on. 5 seconds just doesn't cut it Chaos.
Ps. Snoogoly Woogoly. Oh my God. Never call it that again.
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 08:26:43 AM
Quote from: Chaos on October 08, 2010, 01:08:21 AM
It takes all of 5 seconds to wash your hands. Why would you not? Even if you've cleaned and polished your penis to a sparkling jewel and you execute your bowel/bladder movement with surgical precision, you've spent the entire day collecting bacteria on your hands and you have the opportunity to cleanse them. What POSSIBLE reason can anyone give NOT to?
As far as I know, you are supposed to wash your hands for "30 seconds" to get an adequate cleanliness going on. 5 seconds just doesn't cut it Chaos.
Ps. Snoogoly Woogoly. Oh my God. Never call it that again.
As if you seemed to care.
My point is your "5 second wash" is pointless.
Washing your hands takes away water from the fish BAM!
And also PENIS!
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 05:49:04 PM
My point is your "5 second wash" is pointless.
There we go all being objective again...
Washing your hands for 5 seconds is a general reference to "It takes no drastic amount of time out of your life to rinse your hands, soap, and rinse off the soap" Which will kill off a substantial amount of germs, and you know this...
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 05:49:04 PM
My point is your "5 second wash" is pointless.
Evidence, brosky.
googled, it, here's the first link.
http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/infectiousdisease/infectcontrol.cfm (http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/infectiousdisease/infectcontrol.cfm)
20 seconds, fine. Still.
If you require more "proofs" google it yourself. Every where I have worked always had the "hand washing guide" sign with the sinks, and they always said 30 seconds, I would assume their must be some sort of science behind this.
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 06:20:36 PM
googled, it, here's the first link.
http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/infectiousdisease/infectcontrol.cfm (http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/infectiousdisease/infectcontrol.cfm)
20 seconds, fine. Still.
If you require more "proofs" google it yourself. Every where I have worked always had the "hand washing guide" sign with the sinks, and they always said 30 seconds, I would assume their must be some sort of science behind this.
Either way, you're changing the subject. What Scott said, I'm not saying "WASH YOUR HANDS FOR EXACTLY FIVE SECONDS", I'm saying it takes no time out of your day to wash your hands. I'm still waiting for that reason not to.
Quote from: Chaos on October 08, 2010, 06:38:01 PM
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 06:20:36 PM
googled, it, here's the first link.
http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/infectiousdisease/infectcontrol.cfm (http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/infectiousdisease/infectcontrol.cfm)
20 seconds, fine. Still.
If you require more "proofs" google it yourself. Every where I have worked always had the "hand washing guide" sign with the sinks, and they always said 30 seconds, I would assume their must be some sort of science behind this.
Either way, you're changing the subject. What Scott said, I'm not saying "WASH YOUR HANDS FOR EXACTLY FIVE SECONDS", I'm saying it takes no time out of your day to wash your hands. I'm still waiting for that reason not to.
It does theoretically.
Let's say you pee 5 times a day. If you drink as much as you are supposed to, that sounds okay. 30 seconds each pee devoted to washing your hands. Lets say you do this for 60 years, that's 38 days gone out of your life. Not so inconsequential now, is it?
OH NO! It takes 3 minutes out of your day that you could be scoping the SO forums and talking about not washing your hands after you pee!!
The tragedy! D:
Quote from: Forum on October 08, 2010, 07:03:11 PM
-SNIP-
It does theoretically.
The word you're looking for is 'technically', not theoretically. And
technically, a number of smaller, inconsequential events take up just as much time as washing your hands daily, and they aren't half as important.
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 07:06:35 PM
Let's say you pee 5 times a day. If you drink as much as you are supposed to, that sounds okay. 30 seconds each pee devoted to washing your hands. Lets say you do this for 60 years, that's 38 days gone out of your life. Not so inconsequential now, is it?
And every time you masturbate(depending on the person, and I don't care to know how long it takes you to orgasm), you use up approximately an hour of your time. Let's say you do THIS for 40 years, once a day. That's 608 and 1/3 days of your life gone, doing something you enjoy but that can be suppressed and isn't nearly as necessary for your health. Much more of your life 'wasted' in 2/3 the time. That's an activity you've admitted to doing, as well.
Honestly, what's the issue here? It doesn't take that long to do, and after washing, you could use your shoulder/sleeve to open the door out to the bathroom if you're that germaphobic. It's like saying you're too lazy to take 30 seconds to put on a condom, albeit not quite as extreme.
EDIT:
Quote from: Mr Pwnage on October 08, 2010, 12:56:01 AM
My penis is very well-attended to. I give it more thought than anything else.
That's rather bloody obvious, Pwnage.
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 07:06:35 PM
Let's say you pee 5 times a day. If you drink as much as you are supposed to, that sounds okay. 30 seconds each pee devoted to washing your hands. Lets say you do this for 60 years, that's 38 days gone out of your life. Not so inconsequential now, is it?
Seriously? You have to resort to this as an excuse? Sit back for 1 minute (60 seconds for clarification, since you feel the need to emphasize exact times), and think to yourself about what you are using as grounds for an argument. I won't beat around the bush and sugar coat it, what you just calculated is stupid (or rather, a waste of the 3-5 minutes). Quit posting just for the sake of being argumentative, it's silly and doesn't strengthen your argument, if anything, it shows desperation to try and further pursue a lost battle.
i usually wash my hands after peeing at a public place. however rarely at home. i have no real reason why i wash but i do have one for why i dont at home and thats i dont feel like it and i know im not really hurting anything by not since i usually dont touch my junk when i go. plus im a pretty clean person in general even if my house isnt :P
Quote from: Scotty on October 08, 2010, 11:54:56 PM
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 07:06:35 PM
Let's say you pee 5 times a day. If you drink as much as you are supposed to, that sounds okay. 30 seconds each pee devoted to washing your hands. Lets say you do this for 60 years, that's 38 days gone out of your life. Not so inconsequential now, is it?
Seriously? You have to resort to this as an excuse? Sit back for 1 minute (60 seconds for clarification, since you feel the need to emphasize exact times), and think to yourself about what you are using as grounds for an argument. I won't beat around the bush and sugar coat it, what you just calculated is stupid (or rather, a waste of the 3-5 minutes). Quit posting just for the sake of being argumentative, it's silly and doesn't strengthen your argument, if anything, it shows desperation to try and further pursue a lost battle.
As long as Chaos wants to use the argument "It's only 5 seconds, so just do it!" I will use whatever pointless argument I want. Chaos may as well be saying "Just do it because you can" without anything to really go along with it.
If you want to dispute why you should or should not wash your hands in correlation to peeing, sure, but just "because", eff that.
Quote from: Seifer on October 09, 2010, 01:40:41 AM
Quote from: Scotty on October 08, 2010, 11:54:56 PM
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 07:06:35 PM
Let's say you pee 5 times a day. If you drink as much as you are supposed to, that sounds okay. 30 seconds each pee devoted to washing your hands. Lets say you do this for 60 years, that's 38 days gone out of your life. Not so inconsequential now, is it?
Seriously? You have to resort to this as an excuse? Sit back for 1 minute (60 seconds for clarification, since you feel the need to emphasize exact times), and think to yourself about what you are using as grounds for an argument. I won't beat around the bush and sugar coat it, what you just calculated is stupid (or rather, a waste of the 3-5 minutes). Quit posting just for the sake of being argumentative, it's silly and doesn't strengthen your argument, if anything, it shows desperation to try and further pursue a lost battle.
As long as Chaos wants to use the argument "It's only 5 seconds, so just do it!" I will use whatever pointless argument I want. Chaos may as well be saying "Just do it because you can" without anything to really go along with it.
If you want to dispute why you should or should not wash your hands in correlation to peeing, sure, but just "because", eff that.
Thank you, I am glad you agree your argument is shaky and pointless. There's really nothing else that needs to be said. If you spent a tenth of the time you spend making moronic posts for the sake of being argumentative, your hands would be very sanitary indeed.
Quote from: Chaos on October 09, 2010, 02:25:47 AM
Quote from: Seifer on October 09, 2010, 01:40:41 AM
Quote from: Scotty on October 08, 2010, 11:54:56 PM
Quote from: Seifer on October 08, 2010, 07:06:35 PM
Let's say you pee 5 times a day. If you drink as much as you are supposed to, that sounds okay. 30 seconds each pee devoted to washing your hands. Lets say you do this for 60 years, that's 38 days gone out of your life. Not so inconsequential now, is it?
Seriously? You have to resort to this as an excuse? Sit back for 1 minute (60 seconds for clarification, since you feel the need to emphasize exact times), and think to yourself about what you are using as grounds for an argument. I won't beat around the bush and sugar coat it, what you just calculated is stupid (or rather, a waste of the 3-5 minutes). Quit posting just for the sake of being argumentative, it's silly and doesn't strengthen your argument, if anything, it shows desperation to try and further pursue a lost battle.
As long as Chaos wants to use the argument "It's only 5 seconds, so just do it!" I will use whatever pointless argument I want. Chaos may as well be saying "Just do it because you can" without anything to really go along with it.
If you want to dispute why you should or should not wash your hands in correlation to peeing, sure, but just "because", eff that.
Thank you, I am glad you agree your argument is shaky and pointless. There's really nothing else that needs to be said. If you spent a tenth of the time you spend making moronic posts for the sake of being argumentative, your hands would be very sanitary indeed.
*Snaps sanitary fingers twice, licks sanitary finger and touches to sanitary midsection.*
Ssssssssssssssssss.