It keeps the fecal mist a little bit more contained.
How is it more hygienic? I can’t imagine that extra brim holding off a lot of the shit particles launched into the room upon flushing.
kamenlady@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
How is it more hygienic? I can’t imagine that extra brim holding off a lot of the shit particles launched into the room upon flushing.
It keeps the fecal mist a little bit more contained.
gustofwind@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
It doesn’t make your bathroom shit free or something but it does do this 🤷♀️
Not sure if it’s better or worse in any meaningful way tho
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athatet@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
I really doesn’t matter tho because poop particles are everywhere regardless of your toilet seat orientation.
towerful@programming.dev 8 hours ago
While true, quantity of poop particles also matters.
Your body can fight off loads of bacteria. But once it gets to an infection point, it can’t keep up and you become ill.
So yeh, poop is everywhere. As long as it’s small amounts, it’s fine.
tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
The study where gustofwind got the illustration says it’s around 10x reduction of deposited bacteria with the lid down.
www.ajicjournal.org/article/…/fulltext#tbl0010
Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 hours ago
House dust is up to 50% human skin particles. You're breathing in all sorts of crap, and outside I'm sure there's loads more including animal crap.
gustofwind@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
It’s a lot easier to clean the walls than the ceiling
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athatet@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
Clean both. Don’t clean both.
Still. The poop particles remain.
FishFace@piefed.social 5 hours ago
But I don’t lick the ceiling…
myrmidex@belgae.social 8 hours ago
I was too quick, missed mention of the lid, that makes more sense 😄
theneverfox@pawb.social 5 hours ago
It does make a difference, it means measurably less poo bacteria on places like your tooth brush
rainwall@piefed.social 2 hours ago
Mythbusters tested this and I beleive found no difference at all.
If you want a sanitized toothbrush, you’ll need to use one of the UV cases.