So tell me, are you grossed out when a random stranger touches you? Odds are – unless you fall somewhere next to “I can’t touch doorknobs” or “elevators are dens of pestilence” on the mysophobia (i.e. the pathological fear of contamination and germs) spectrum – you’re not.
What about if that stranger coughs or sneezes in your general direction without properly shielding his or her mouth? In this instance, the odds of you being disgusted by this unsolicited exchange of body fluid are probably a little higher.
But what if this totally unknown person walked past you and… (wait for it)… flung their fecal matter upon you? I don’t think I would need to go too far out on a limb to say that 99.999 percent of us would be utterly exasperated and appalled at even the suggestion of such an abhorrent occurrence.
If you are among the large percentage of us are in fact horrified at this notion, then you may want to read this study titled “The potential role of toilets as a vector for transmission of infectious disease.” Though this study is relatively long and somewhat pedantic, the facts brought to light by this groundbreaking research are too alarming to ignore.
For those of you too lazy or too busy to undertake the (not-so) behemoth task of perusing this seven-page document, please allow me.
What you would have learned upon reading is that, evidently, after a person has expelled the fecal matter (which for the purposes of this article, will henceforth be known simply as poop) from his or her colon and said poop is subsequently resting in that ever-so trusted and appreciated apparatus called the toilet, it contains a plethora of unpleasant bacteria, odors and micro-organisms. Now, conventional wisdom tells that all we need do to rid ourselves of this objectionable human byproduct is flush. Well, conventional wisdom is wrong. And WAY friggin’ wrong as a matter of fact.
What actually happens once you flush is that the eddying water combines with the unpleasantness in the bowel and causes the emission of an aerosol-like spray of tiny poop-tainted water droplets. The poop then flies about the bathroom, looking for any place to alight. And then, you guessed it, this airborne poop finds a new home on toilet seats, door handles, walls, paper towel dispensers, faucet knobs and any other thing in between.
So there you go. It’s a fact: poop flies all over the bathroom when you flush the toilet. And there’s really nothing you can do about it… that is, except make bathroom cleanliness a top priority. Are you sure you can trust the people responsible for cleaning what is potentially a Pandora’s Box of bacteria and disease?
If not, I’d check out a little company called Cleaning Services Group. These are guys that you can trust to do the job correctly every single time. After all, this kind of peace of mind is important when you’re talking about flying poop, right?