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[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 58 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Once saw an experiment using reactive dye and a toilet, they flushed it with the lid up and down. When down it sprayed out the sides, when up it literally covered the whole room.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Poop is everywhere!

https://mythresults.com/episode12

Fecal coliform were indeed found on all the test brushes, including the control ones. However, none were of a level high enough to be dangerous, and experts confirm that such bacteria are impossible to completely avoid.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean... impossible to avoid entirely, but still potentially good to close the lid to be on the side of cleanliness, especially when it is so trivially easy to simply close the lid to significantly reduce exposure.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Does an open lid create a terrible difference?

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 4 points 3 weeks ago

Quantitatively yes, very much so.

Whether that translates to any different qualitative downstream outcomes, I do not know.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

No. There is poop everywhere regardless.

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

So that's what gives them the taste.