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Germs! Germs! GERRRRRRRMS!

Everything in life is hazardous and it will make you sick!

https://lifehacker.com/clean-your-phone-right-now-1832426763

Flu viruses that are capable of infecting others, for instance, can last on hard surfaces for as long as 24 hours, according to one study. This means anyone who touches your phone in that time could be vulnerable.

Okay... this is not a bug; it's a feature. Anyone who touches my phone should become violently ill for a very long time. Don't touch my fucking phone.

“Foot and mouth disease is very rampant in small children at nursery school-age, too,” Papadakos added.

Isn't that... a cattle disease? Everything suddenly becomes more clear now.

If you have access to one, Papadakos recommends using a particularly high-tech cleaning method: a UV disinfection box you place your phone in, which eliminates germs and electronic devices in seconds. They’re available for purchase on Amazon and they’re becoming more common in public restrooms and universities, he said.

...this article paid for by the International Association of UV Disinfection Box Manufacturers.

If you’re looking for something a little less high-tech, Apple recommends using a lint-free cloth to clean your iPhone, the kind you receive with a pair of glasses.

Have you seen the price of glasses lately? I think I could buy 20 UV Boxes for the price of one lint-free cloth. And probably three or four iPhones on top of that.

So clean it as often as you would with your hands (and do it now, you’re doing us all a favor).

I really hate when I find articles like this. Yeah, okay, if you're sick, stay away from people and don't touch shit they're going to touch. But I got really tired of reading stuff like, "We examined [insert common object] and saw more germs than live on a toilet seat!" Well, yeah, because toilet seats get cleaned.

Look, unless someone in the vicinity has a c. diff. infection or something, germs are probably good for you. Your immune system needs exercise, too. Never, ever bring a black light to a hotel room (but do check for bedbugs). It's best to simply assume that everything is covered in a nice, healthy coating of immune-system-exercising germs.

Sometimes I wonder if 2/3 of us have stupid allergies because we're not exposing ourselves to enough bugs. But hell, I'm not a biologist, so I could be way off. I just usually follow the "if I can't see it, it doesn't exist" philosophy unless it's in a kitchen.