Been involved in an interesting
Been involved in an interesting thread on the freelancers mailing list, under the somewhat misleading topic “An interesting photoshop question this time”. Here are a few choice, err, morsels…
Kathy: “A telephone is a nice environment to live in, if you’re a bug,” says Glasgow biologist Bernard Dixon. It is sheltered and there is a ready supply of nutrients (from spit).” The worst way to clean a phone is to use a spray polish. The wax is a perfect medium for bacteria to grow.” Amarillo Globe - News - did an article on the Top 10 items most likely to harbour live flu organisms: Keyboards were no 5 and telephones no 4. No 1 was petrol pump handles and garage/petrol station pens. Dan: While we’re one such tasteful topics, this reminds me of a study a while back which found that urine forms a scarily high percentage of the nibbles you get in bowls in Indian take-aways - the main reason being that pissed people with a need for frequent toilet breaks, a shaky aim, and little regard for hand-washing hygiene are often to be found in such places. Darren: Same goes for bar nibbles. I have an American friend who told me scientists did a test on some regular courtesy bar nuts and found 30 types of urine. Nice Dave: Reminds me of the report that told of what was found in an average tube train seat - pretty much all the human secretions/excretions you can imagine were included in the list along with the same for rats. Dan: That does it. I’m having myself hermetically sealed inside something sterile. The real world is just too mucky. Kathy: Oh, just to finish you off, a recent outbreak of food poisoning in America was traced to an ATM which was contaminated with e coli. Now considering that e coli comes from faeces…what had someone done to that cash machine? Can’t type, can’t use the phone, can’t travel, can get any cash out–seal yourself in that bag, it’s the only way