What about bathroom doors that are touched constantly?

theandrewbailey 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wash your hands after touching the bathroom door, then lean on the door with your shoulder. If you have to use a door handle to exit the bathroom (the door swings into the bathroom), it means the bathroom is poorly designed, so use the paper towel that you dried your hands off with.

	▲	billynomates 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I rarely see paper towels in bathrooms these days. 99% of the time it's an electric hand dryer.

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rcMgD2BwE72F 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Use your foot.

https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1kb994/t...

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ptsneves 11 hours ago | parent [-]

I use my elbow. It is the same recommendation as to cough to your elbow. You do not touch with your elbow on yourself or others so it is generally safe.

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Throwthrowbob 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Alternatively, the back of your knee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkLfAG0AAzQ

Though this is more for the coughing/sneezing rather than the door opening.

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globular-toast 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Unfortunately not always practical due to poorly designed handles and lock mechanisms. I usually "sacrifice" my little finger for this when I have to use my hands, with the theory that I'm much less likely to put that finger in my mouth or eye etc.

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bell-cot 10 hours ago | parent [-]

My "Plan B" is the paper towel I dried my hands with. Though bathroom layout, missing trash cans, and lack of paper towels occasionally foil that.

	▲	metalman 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		in iffy situations I use my fathers method, which is the systematic prevention of transfer, even if you must touch things or people (doctor,pathologist,forensics) in less than ideal circumstances, hard to describe, easy to demonstrate.