Your Smartphone Is 7 Times Dirtier Than A Toilet
Here’s some food for thought for the next time you use your phone at a restaurant. Your smartphone is actually 7 times dirtier than your toilet. According to The New…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 7: Environmentally friendly toilet paper is used in the toilets before lthe Live Earth concert at the Coca-Cola Dome on July 7, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07, bringing together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis. (Photo by Nadine Hutton /Getty Images)
Nadine Hutton / StringerHere’s some food for thought for the next time you use your phone at a restaurant.
Your smartphone is actually 7 times dirtier than your toilet. According to The New York Post, a study was conducted using various swabs from around a toilet seat and the results showed around 220 areas that housed bacteria. A similar study was conducted on phones and found over 1450 spots of similar bacteria. Experts say a major reason for the number of similar bacteria is due to the fact that people tend to take their smartphones into the bathroom with them. Doctors attribute a lot of issues including viruses and skin conditions like acne to dirty phones.
