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Apr 3, 2011

Hands-Free Faucets Actually Grosser Without You Having to Touch Them

Talk about irony. According to a study conducted at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, hands-free faucets have a significantly higher chance of playing home to bacteria like Legionella spp., which causes Legionnaire's Disease.

The reason is hands-free faucets have more components than traditional ones, and bacteria was found to thrive in these parts in particular.

The findings fly in the face of why hands-free faucets are popular, and in one isolated case they've actually caused the esteemed Johns Hopkins University to remove them from their clinical areas.

As far as everyday use in public restrooms countrywide is concerned, everyone can keep waving their hands under these magical faucets without worry. The Johns Hopkins officials have assured everyone that we have little to worry about—it's the clinics and other sterile environments that need to take notice.
 
 

20 comments:

  1. NopeApril 3, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Gosh, that's a good point. I don't know about everybody else but I know I never thought about them that way.

    Good thing I'm not a hygiene freak though otherwise that would probably disappoint me.

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  2. JayApril 3, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    maybe we shouldn't be washing our hands at all.

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  3. DudemeisterApril 3, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    I don't believe in bacteria. I also don't believe in electricity and oxygen.

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  4. elexerdelexApril 3, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    @dudemeister

    Computer= magic?

    Still nice information!

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  5. The Awesome AlienApril 3, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    hands free everything

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  6. AstyApril 3, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    and these are usually the sinks they have at food service place. yum.

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  7. KrillKronesApril 3, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Wow, I don't think anyone would have guessed. Weird...

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  8. MRanthropeApril 3, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    technology backfires!

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  9. Jordan VargasApril 3, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Would you look at that? How ironic.

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  10. PaulBlarkApril 3, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    I would of never guessed. Good post!

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  11. troverApril 3, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    why?

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  12. MichelangeloApril 3, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Well, talking about dirty talk ;D

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  13. DrackarApril 3, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    The IR sensors?

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  14. SphyrixApril 3, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    spoken of ironic

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  15. MoobeatApril 3, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    what a crazy revelation/

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  16. GApril 3, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    lol FAIL

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  17. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Well, that's nice to hear.

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  18. LexingtonApril 4, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    A few Germs are good, you need to be a little ill every now and then.

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  19. doomsdayApril 4, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    you are such a cutie :P

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  20. ScottDApril 4, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    germs are your friends

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