1. Your kitchen sink
Kitchen sinks are dirtier than most bathrooms!
There are typically more than 500,000 bacteria per square inch in the drain.
My goodness, can you imagine that piece of sponge you use to wash your dishes! *gags*
2. Airplane bathrooms
This is probably not much of a surprise since toilets are like one of the germiest place on earth.
But imagine the tiny toilet on an aircraft which is visited by so many people within a short period of time.
And on top of that, experts found out that the volcanic flush will tend to spew particles into the air,
coating the floor, walls and everything in the small space, covering it with germs. Eew.
3. A load of wet laundry
To be honest, I’m a little surprised!
Is that the reason why our clothes will smell so bad if it is being left to dry without sunlight?
Whatever it is, it sure is hard to imagine that freshly washed clothes are actually filled with E. coli bacteria all over!
4. Public drinking fountains
Or what the Singaporeans call “water coolers”.
Disgusting. I used to really like these coolers when I was in school!
There are between 62,000 to 2.7 million bacteria per square inch on the spigot,
and among most places, drinking fountains placed in schools are normally the germiest!
5. Shopping cart handles
Saliva, bacteria and faecal matter are some of the examples of the substances found on the handles.
Well it’s not hard to understand since these shopping carts are used by so many shoppers everyday.
Raw food carries a lot of nasty pathogens too.
6. ATM buttons
If you’re not careful, you might pick up more than quick cash from your local ATM.
Those buttons have more gunk on them than most public-bathroom doorknobs.
ATMs aren’t frequently cleaned, and they are regularly touched—a perfect combination for a lot of germs.
7. Your wallet and bags
When University of Arizona professor of environmental microbiology Charles Gerba tested women’s purses,
they found that most had tens of thousands of bacteria on the bottom
and a few were overrun with millions!
Another study found bugs like pseudomonas (which can cause eye infections) & staphylococcus which causes skin infections.
Oh my god! Gross.
8. Playgrounds
Children tend to ooze bodily fluids and then spread them around.
“When we sampled playgrounds, we were aghast at what we found – blood, mucus, saliva, urine,” Kelly Reynolds says.
I think that’s why the Roald Dahl Witches want to kill all these kids.
9. Mats and machines at health clubs
Before you used that machine at the gym, thousands of people had already left trails of sweat on the seats and handles.
Period.
10. Your bathtub
This is shocking, sad but true.
The place we go to get clean is actually really filthy.
As we’re washing the germs and viruses off our body, it stays in the tub and continues breeding there in the moist environment.
Thank God I don’t use a tub!
Source : Peggychang's blog
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