Is it worth closing the lid on a toilet before flushing?
Is it worth closing the lid on a toilet before flushing?
This seems like something that should be true, but I think I remember seeing a Mythbusters episode where they decided it didn't make a difference. That show was more about entertainment than science, so I wondered if there was a more rigorous study done? I've definitely seen splashes of water(?) come out from flushes so that alone seems to argue for closing lids.
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The real question is wether it has an effect which matters. Does it impact your health? Does something get damaged by becoming wet? Things like that.
I'm pretty sure there is next to no such effect. Which still does not mean this is the answer!
I think the actual answer is to do what feels better for you. This has probably a much bigger effect on your health than actual droplets.
Toothbrushes were mentioned, and I'd assume that the toothpaste does a good enough job at killing bacteria that it doesn't make a difference, aside from that the bacterial load is probably low enough to be negligible.
But yeah, you don't want to be thinking about putting a pooey stick in your mouth either.
Pretty sure aerosolized droplets from the toilets are a great way to spread diseases, especially digestion-related stuff
But yeah that's not a scientific argument right there, just a hypothesis
I mean, we still CLEAN our toilets when they're still just visibly stained with hard water or whatever causes rings and whatnot, so I can see the feeling better about being a huge component