Shit particles are literally blown into the surrounding air when flushing; closing the door and running the fan contains the mess.

rendaw 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It feels like that wikipedia article was written by a motivated individual and hasn't received significant review...

> viruses & bacteria many of which are known to survive on surfaces for days

> Toilets are scientifically proven

> There is 70 plus years

eru 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Have you considered closing the toilet lid?

There was a study which showed closing the lid reduces the acute problem but actually increases dwell time.

	▲	neutronicus 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The larger conclusion is that the health consequences of this alleged horror seem to be, in fact, fuck-all
	▲	eru 10 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Well, as long as the closed toilet bowl has time in between to settle, it's all fine. And your hotel toilet isn't exactly a high traffic area.

gpm 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Generally you would need everyone else to do that for it to help you, which isn't something you control.

Doors are nice from the public health perspective in that people actually do usually close them without even being asked.