Timeline for How to press a touch sensitive elevator button without touching it
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| Mar 1, 2020 at 15:11 | history | edited | Elmy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 1, 2020 at 14:35 | comment | added | Loduwijk | Please clear up the explanation about usually using the front of hands/fingers on ones face to not make it sound like people rarely use the back of them. The backs of hands/fingers are very often used on the face and many people don't seem to realize it. That point might accidentally spread false notions, but the rest of this answer is otherwise ok. | |
| Feb 29, 2020 at 19:07 | comment | added | Caius Jard | I love how this answer makes out that the back of someone's hand is some sort of germ free zone until it is used to touch something, but becomes a germ free zone again after a quick wash. Humans are host to billions of bacteria, internally and externally. It would be sensible to promote an appreciation of this | |
| Feb 29, 2020 at 6:23 | comment | added | Davy M | @Stannius Speaking specifically about sneezes, Mythbusters showed that sneezing into a tissue or hankerchief only captures part of the contamination, and plenty is still left on your hands (3:31 to 3:45 on the video talks about that). I couldn't find a trustworthy reference regarding just rubbing your nose with a tissue, so I'm not sure if that's much of a problem in public. | |
| Feb 29, 2020 at 0:00 | comment | added | stannius | @Michael do you have a citation for "don't use a tissue"? | |
| Feb 28, 2020 at 19:15 | comment | added | Elmy | @Nobody I agree with you in theory, but in praxis people touch their face unconsciously more often than not. There are some hairs blown in your face, some tiny object got caught in your eye or lashes or your nose just tickles. Your fingers are in your face quicker than you can think "oh I just touched that button, better use ny knuckle insead". That's why I propose using your knuckles in situations where you consciously touch an object and leave your palms and fingertips as clean as possible for those unconscious touches to your face. | |
| Feb 28, 2020 at 19:01 | comment | added | Nobody | Very bad idea because you encourage using the inside of your fingers to touch your face. You are going to use the inside of your fingers if you want to get anything done, so you don't touch them to your face (eyes, mouth), period. If you really need to touch your face, use the back of your hand which you automatically don't use to touch contaminated surfaces (knuckles work well for rubbing eyes, but of course you should avoid this too). | |
| Feb 28, 2020 at 17:19 | comment | added | Michael | Agreed. If you really have to touch your face or food in public it’s best to properly wash your hands before and don’t touch anything (e.g. door handles, water faucet) afterwards. In public, don’t rub your eyes, don’t use a tissue, don’t scratch your nose or rub your nose with the back of your hand. | |
| Feb 27, 2020 at 17:08 | history | answered | Elmy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |