It’s called toilet plume.
A toilet plume is the invisible to the naked eye, cloud-like dispersal of raw, infectious sewage particles as a result of flushing a toilet. Flush particles rapidly rise out of the bowl and several feet into the air after flushing. Aerosolized droplets can remain suspended in the air for tens of minutes between users, posing an inhalation risk. These invisible particles go on to coat and spread onto surfaces like floors and counters or objects like hand towels, bathmats, or even toothbrushes.
People are fascinating.
There are people who follow the “10 second rule”, i.e. food hits an unclean surface like the floor and they will pick it up and eat it.
Meanwhile, every single person who was born naturally has been shit on at birth. This is a thing that happens. And studies show that excessive cleaning of newborns leads to all sorts of allergies.
So there has to be a balance.
I’m sure a non-zero number of people have gotten ill from toilets flushing. I’m also sure that number is pretty small. And I’m as sure from studies that show that keeping the lid closed still lets particles out that it’s going to happen.
I’m of the opinion that this is a very small problem.
But as it happens, I keep my toothbrush at my desk because it’s more convenient for me.
So if it bothers you, keep your toothbrush in a cabinet and/or in one of those little cases.
I dated a guy that didn’t get sick. Like ever.
I found out later that he didn’t use soap (ever) or wash his hands or brush his teeth. (In my defense, he was tall and pretty and endlessly fascinating!) He would take multiple showers a day, but just no soap.
My point is, just because YOU don’t get sick, doesn’t mean you aren’t spreading around sick. Dude used his… layer as an offensive shield and didn’t see an issue with it.
There has to be a balance, for sure. Because that bio layer is part of our immune system. But also, what is that balance? Surely it can’t be being… that stinky, can it?
This kind of reminds me a little bit of the SUV argument of the 90s, where you don’t want to be the small car on the road, so just buy an SUV (and murder others).
Every other sexual post these days seems to be about eating ass, I’m not sure toilet plumes are high on the GenZ+ concern list.
Yeah, I’m of the mind that if I can’t sense something, and I’m not getting sick all the time because of it, it’s not bad enough to avoid. Lo and behold, I almost never get sick, even when my wife gets sick all the time. Now, it could absolutely be confirmation bias or some hidden 3rd factor that’s causing this, but either way, bring on the fecal matter mistings!
Everyone knows there’s no such thing as a ten second rule.
It’s a five second rule.
Also, to the shit thing; it’s a very well established fact that shit spreads tons of disease and infections. You sound dirty for just trying to bring up the counter point of getting some shit on you at birth and I don’t want to shake your hand.
Also, the 5 second rule is bullshit. Those people are yucky.
And you sound ignorant. I can wash but can you learn?
Also, mothers shitting on babies being born not only is the reality, but considered to be important in developing the immune system.
Do try to be better.
Edit; five second rule is nasty, yes.