Mobile Phones: Still Filthy
from the yet-again,-huh? dept
Researchers just can't seem to resist stories that involve germ counts on today's technology. Three years ago, it was the story about how your computer is 400 times dirtier than your toilet seat. Then there was the story about how much bacteria are found on internet cafe mice. Last year, it was again about how your desktop has more germs than a toilet. This year, they're back with the latest version of such studies, and it has (once again) found that your mobile phone is pretty dirty. That's not a surprise. The real question is whether or not it's actually dangerous -- and of course, the study doesn't actually answer that question. Perhaps it's because it was sponsored by a mobile phone retailer who wants you to buy a new mobile phone to replace your filthy one -- without explaining that the new phone will probably get just as filthy pretty quickly (and still probably won't be all that dangerous). Of course, if you're really worried, why not just pick up a sterilizing phone charger?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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your germs are good for you
Internet cafe mice and public phones, yes. But not your mobile phone.
* oddly people who overwash with anti-bacterials are at a higher risk of parasitic and dangerous bacterial infection. There is actually a naturally good level of dermal bacteria.
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Impetigo
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Don't press train buttons
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/textoyx4/20070119
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much ado about nothing
Yes, anything we touch with our hands generally has a higher bacteria count than things we generally touch with other parts of our body.
Most bacteria are beneficial to the skin because they prevent colonization of the skin by pathogens and they control the other organisms on the skin.
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dirty phone sterilizer/charger
shortwave ultraviolet light in a small enclosure that blocks the light to the outside and your eyes. It will shut off the light when opening the lid to pick up the phone. The type of tube would be the type used in EPROM erasers.
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Re: dirty phone sterilizer/charger
Actually, this is just another story of paranoia. Our learned intollerance for germs and mis-use of anti-germ agents may kill us before global warming. Get our bodies used to sterility, then hit us with even more powerful germs.
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This is going too far
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