Study finds that ATM machines are as bacteria laden as public toilets

[her209]

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/is-your-atm-a-bacterial-bomb/

 

[purbeast0]

anyone who thinks that anything that hundreds of people touch a day isn't full of germs is a moron.

let alone things that are rarely cleaned.

 

[God Mode]

I dare you to lick the keypad.

 

[geno]

anyone who thinks that anything that hundreds of people touch a day isn't full of germs is a moron.

let alone things that are rarely cleaned.

just pour some hand sanitizer on the keypad.

 

[Blackjack200]

I dare you to lick the keypad.

I was just going to say... who the F cares? It's not like I lick the keypad or stick my fingers in mouth after using it.

 

[Schfifty Five]

ATM machine is redundant.

 

[CRXican]

and public toiliets aren't as dirty as you think

watch mythbusters

 

[Gigantopithecus]

ATM machine is redundant.

Good thing you can't catch the HIV virus from it!

 

[Blackjack200]

Good thing you can't catch the HIV virus from it!

Edit: Doh, stupid.

 

[mesthead21]

These studies are so dumb. OMGZORS YOUR PHONE HAS AS MUCH BACTERIA ON IT AS A TOILET!!! OMG OMGOMGOGMOGMOGMG MASS HYSTERIA!

Anyone ever notice the clean freaks are usually the ones that get sick the most?

 

[spidey07]

These studies are so dumb. OMGZORS YOUR PHONE HAS AS MUCH BACTERIA ON IT AS A TOILET!!! OMG OMGOMGOGMOGMOGMG MASS HYSTERIA!

Anyone ever notice the clean freaks are usually the ones that get sick the most?

There's a reason for that. In all their clean freakness they don't have a good immune system or anti-bodies to fight bugs.

People, we have the best defense against germs ever known. It's called your skin.

 

[moshquerade]

ATM machine is redundant.

Yep, just like PIN number.

 

[Saint Nick]

Oh, this is news?

 

[Printer Bandit]

Study finds...

 

[RockinZ28]

There's a reason for that. In all their clean freakness they don't have a good immune system or anti-bodies to fight bugs.

People, we have the best defense against germs ever known. It's called your skin.

Yep, have a good friend and his fiance is a germaphobe. She is constantly sick, and so is he from getting infected by her.

I work a pretty dirty job, and am outside most of the time. Haven't had even a common cold in about 2 years. I still do stuff like not touching a bathroom door without a paper towel, and store doors etc I grip in places most people don't. Don't like using ATMs or gas station pumps either, but I put it out of my mind.

 

[xanis]

Not surprising in the least.

 

[bhanson]

Yep, have a good friend and his fiance is a germaphobe. She is constantly sick, and so is he from getting infected by her.

I work a pretty dirty job, and am outside most of the time. Haven't had even a common cold in about 2 years. I still do stuff like not touching a bathroom door without a paper towel, and store doors etc I grip in places most people don't. Don't like using ATMs or gas station pumps either, but I put it out of my mind.

I use gloves to pump my gas, but that's my only OCD clean tendency besides hovering over public toilets because people tend to pee on them.

 

[Linflas]

There's a reason for that. In all their clean freakness they don't have a good immune system or anti-bodies to fight bugs.

People, we have the best defense against germs ever known. It's called your skin.

Not to mention the fact that we are really screwing ourselves with all these "sanitizers" in use now. We are going to end up with a lot of super bacteria resistant to all that stuff.

 

[rcpratt]

This sounds like a similar experiment that my 5th grade science class performed, which showed that pretty much any public thing has more bacteria than toilets.

Thanks for the research, idiots.

 

[jon123]

they are probably worse than public toilets as banks do not clean them.
For years now I have only used a knuckle to push the buttons.

 

[lxskllr]

I dare you to lick the keypad.

I'd lick the keypad if you paid me. It wouldn't even take a lot of money. A couple beers at the pub would be suitable payment. I have full confidence in my immune system, and while kind of gross, it isn't a big deal.

 

[feralkid]

I'd lick the keypad if you paid me. It wouldn't even take a lot of money. A couple beers at the pub would be suitable payment. I have full confidence in my immune system, and while kind of gross, it isn't a big deal.

What other disgusting acts will you perform for a small amount of money?

Just askin'.

 

[mesthead21]

What other disgusting acts will you perform for a small amount of money?

Just askin'.

Lol licking a keyboard is disgusting?


Did you play in a bubble when you were younger with no friends?

 

[bhanson]

Lol licking a keyboard is disgusting?


Did you play in a bubble when you were younger with no friends?

Would you lick an ATM keypad?

 

[zokudu]

Would you lick an ATM keypad?

I would