When toilet water is more sanitary...

[Dark Moth]

Take a look at this article, and remember it the next time you want to get ice at a fast-food restaurant. ^_^

 

http://channels.netscape.com/whatsnew/defa...y=20060319-0630

 

Plus, the girl who did this science project is only twelve years old. Gotta hand it to her.

[Bokishi]

So, like where do they get their ice?

[Calax]

well this ain't true in my mcdees. (I think )

 

It's mildly surprising.

[julianw]

But who says that toilet water isn't suitable to drink?

[Dark Moth]

I don't know, julian. Is it? ^_^

Edited March 20, 2006 by Mothman

[julianw]

Is it any different from kitchen tapwater which is perfectly safe to drink unless you live in a heavily industrialized city like LA?

 

(Btw, don't cats and dogs drink toilet water all the time?)

[Bokishi]

I live in LA, and I drink my tap water

[tarna]

(Btw, don't cats and dogs drink toilet water all the time?)

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Dogs lick their balls too. I'm not too sure that's the criteria I'd use on if my water was fit to drink.

[Krookie]

Pretty smart 12 year old.

 

Although maybe she is related to the women who put the finger in her chili.

[Calax]

Is it any different from kitchen tapwater which is perfectly safe to drink unless you live in a heavily industrialized city like LA?

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in all honesty? no.

 

I think the reason that the study said it was more bacterial was because the ice is kept in a fairly small space for a long period of time. it promotes growth in that environment. the toilet water would be constantly changed so :shrugs:

 

I know that early in the mornings people are getting ice that's been sitting in the machine overnight.

[julianw]

I live in LA, and I drink my tap water

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Tap water in LA is heavy with industial chemicals. Even if it's safe to drink, it's probably better if you drink it with a filter device installed.

[Bokishi]

Wait... Yeah I drink my tap water, but people tell me not to drink it. Hmm

[Krookie]

I've never seen a problem with drinking tap water. I don't like people who buy those gient jugs of Poland Spring water and have one of those water things you see in uncomfortable, smelly car dealerships.

[WITHTEETH]

People buy bottled water here all the time and i don't get it. I live in Michigan we have great water to begin with! :cool:

 

 

My girlfriends cat drinks toilet water... Did i ever tell you that cats are evil? They lack a moral faculty. They only listen to physcial pain!

[LoneWolf16]

I've never gotten sick from it, so why should I be concerned? And another thing, we seriously need to quit it with all the anti-bacteria stuff. We're just making ourselves more susceptible to it by not giving our bodies the practice they need.

 

We're gonna get to a point where colds will be like the freaking plague if we keep this up.

[Tigranes]

Well, tap water can occasionally become more contaminated / less hygienic than it usually is, especially in case of floods or torrid weather.

 

Anyway, toilet water is just as clean as tap water, probably, but the catch is that you're scooping it out of a toilet BOWL. Which may not be quite as pristine clean as you'd expect, especially since it's only been flushed once since last use.

[SteveThaiBinh]

In the south of the UK there's a long-term shortage of water, and people are being encouraged to install separate rainfall collection systems for flushing the toilet. It's a huge waste of resources to treat water and make it drinkable only to use it for flushing the loo, especially in rainy old England.

[Kaftan Barlast]

Isnt it a case of underpaid, disgruntled employees taking their anger&frustration out on the guests? Normally, when you find fecal matter in the food, thats why its there.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

I either drink filtered or bottled water. I'm sure theres nothing wrong with drinking out the toilet though..

[Nick_i_am]

Yeah, i'm a bottled water drinker, I wouldn't drink the tap water in london anyway though, too much bloody eastrogen from the pill and I don't much fancy growing **** yet.

[metadigital]

This is a perfect example of why I do not eat in "restaurants" where the weakest link in the hygiene chain is managed by lazy, stupid, clueless teenagers.

(Btw, don't cats and dogs drink toilet water all the time?)

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Dogs lick their balls too. I'm not too sure that's the criteria I'd use on if my water was fit to drink.

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You would if you could. "

Is it any different from kitchen tapwater which is perfectly safe to drink unless you live in a heavily industrialized city like LA?

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in all honesty? no.

 

I think the reason that the study said it was more bacterial was because the ice is kept in a fairly small space for a long period of time. it promotes growth in that environment. the toilet water would be constantly changed so :shrugs:

 

I know that early in the mornings people are getting ice that's been sitting in the machine overnight.

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The bacteria in the ice included fecal coliform or E. coli, which can only come from the feces of warm-blooded animals.

This is contamination from people NOT WASHING THEIR HANDS AFTER DOING NUMBER TWO.

[Watch Me Burn]

This is a perfect example of why I do not eat in "restaurants" where the weakest link in the hygiene chain is managed by lazy, stupid, clueless teenagers.

(Btw, don't cats and dogs drink toilet water all the time?)

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Dogs lick their balls too. I'm not too sure that's the criteria I'd use on if my water was fit to drink.

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You would if you could. "

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I know I do!

[213374U]

I've never gotten sick from it, so why should I be concerned? And another thing, we seriously need to quit it with all the anti-bacteria stuff. We're just making ourselves more susceptible to it by not giving our bodies the practice they need.

 

We're gonna get to a point where colds will be like the freaking plague if we keep this up. 

True. Take comfort, though. It'll only be the hypochondriac and hygiene paranoid that die from colds, though. Edited March 20, 2006 by 213374U

[astr0creep]

This is a perfect example of why I do not eat in "restaurants" where the weakest link in the hygiene chain is managed by lazy, stupid, clueless teenagers.

(Btw, don't cats and dogs drink toilet water all the time?)

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Dogs lick their balls too. I'm not too sure that's the criteria I'd use on if my water was fit to drink.

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You would if you could. "

Is it any different from kitchen tapwater which is perfectly safe to drink unless you live in a heavily industrialized city like LA?

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in all honesty? no.

 

I think the reason that the study said it was more bacterial was because the ice is kept in a fairly small space for a long period of time. it promotes growth in that environment. the toilet water would be constantly changed so :shrugs:

 

I know that early in the mornings people are getting ice that's been sitting in the machine overnight.

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The bacteria in the ice included fecal coliform or E. coli, which can only come from the feces of warm-blooded animals.

This is contamination from people NOT WASHING THEIR HANDS AFTER DOING NUMBER TWO.

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That last bit is absolutely true. And your first bit is also true

 

You know too much about this Meta... :D

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Don't keep your toothbrush in the bathroom.

 

Although Mythbusters did an experiment where they kept them outside the bathroom and they still picked up fecal bacteria.