How often do you find yourself wanting to eat something but then suddenly think, "Where on earth has this place been?" I'm sure we don't ALL do that but I have a strange feeling that there's plenty of us around here who have done that.
I may not be putting the same things in my mouth but I have a strange feeling some of my friends here have done that kind of thing.
Or maybe you were going to flush the toilet in the mall and suddenly it hits you, hundreds of people have touched that same lever after doing their business and you're about to just add to it. Or maybe you have the same feelings about the door knob.
Well, have you seen Myth Busters? It's a great show that tests these kinds of things. Now, there was an episode about flushing toilets. If you know what they found out at the end please tell...
Anyways, I was just thinking... why do we worry about those kinds of things, but then not do the same for EVERYTHING else. Like we grab little candy bars, take 'em out of the wrappers, and right into our mouths they go.
Where was that chocolat before you ate it? It wasn't made in the plastic bag or whatever it's in. Just think, you're eating food that is just as bad as a chip, or whatever, off of the floor. And that 'clean' spoon of yours is just as bad as the door knob in the bathroom.
Do you know how that is? Bacteria likes clean surfaces. Another words, you may be adding germs to what was already there, but you're also making it so much easier for bacteria when you try to clean everything.
So, my question is, "What's so wrong with eating off of the floor or even going to eat after using the restroom?"
I think it's the fact that the bacteria has had a chance to grow and to become stronger, but I still think it's just as 'dangerous' with or without clean surfaces. No matter what you say, I still like eating stuff off of the floor, I like bologna, I eat after going to the restroom (I wash my hands though), and I eat after other people.
Speaking of washing my hands... that's another problem, why do we do that? You know, back in the day it was like once a month showering... what was so wrong with that that we had to change it to once a day or every other day?
Am I just being fed the wrong information about germs and the such? From what I've been told bacteria dies after like just a short amount of time so it must 'reproduce' itself. If that's the case then why do we try to prevent it from growing when if you leave it sit, the foods going to grow some anyways, no matter how long you leave it out.
Comments please...
Capt. over and out!