9/25/07

Women better than men at washing their hands

In a recent survey researchers camped out in public bathrooms in NY & CA and watched if 6,000 men and women washed their hands after using the bathroom.

Heres what they found:

Women = 88% washed their hands

Men = 66% washed their hands

Is anyone surprised?

From the 9/18/07 episode of 60 Second Science

http://www.sciam.com/podcast/index.cfm?e_type=25

4 comments:

Nancy said...

it's because women watch Oprah, and on Oprah they teach you to sing Happy Birthday while you are washing your hands. That is the correct amount of time to get all ther germs killed. I can't wash my hands in a public restroom without singing it anymore.
More Oprah = Less Germs

Sidney said...

Sidney said
No, but I'm thinking twice when some man extends his hand to shake.

austinmcraig said...

I'll never understand people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. Never.

Anonymous said...

i wont name any names, but i once asked a man that i live with ( you know its either my dad, brother or husband) why they didnt wash their hands each time they went to the bathroom.
and they replied " its actually cleaner than most of my other body parts----i shower, and then its covered all day"
that was the logic behind it------" it was the cleanest body part"
i couldnt believe it.
that explains it all---about men not washing ---doesnt it?