Self Cleaning Mouse 204
mikesd81 writes "LEWIS Wire is reporting on a self-cleaning mouse that disables the survival of bacteria with an auto-disinfecting surface. From the article: 'According to a recent survey from the University of Arizona, the average desk harbors 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat. Despite this, office workers rarely have time to clean their desktops frequently or thoroughly enough to be effective. As a result, the presence of microbes contributes to the spread of pneumonia, the flu, pink eye and strep throat, among other extremely contagious viruses.'"
So... (Score:5, Funny)
So: (Score:5, Funny)
Good grief (Score:3, Funny)
Re: Toilets (Score:5, Funny)
Bacteria or Virus (Score:3, Funny)
What's it for? (Score:3, Funny)
Dan East
Laser (Score:2, Funny)
Makes (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Whats wrong with hygiene? (Score:5, Funny)
Self-Cleaning Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
I told him, "You better pet him first; he might bite."
Re:So... (Score:3, Funny)
Moore's Law (Score:1, Funny)
A must-have gadget... (Score:2, Funny)
I'm surprised, though, that the marketing idiots didn't come up with an ant-terrorism angle - after all, if your mouse kills little bad bug things it'll Keep You Safe(tm) during a biological attack!
TOP TIP! (Score:2, Funny)
Thankyou for your attention.
Re: Toilets (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Whats wrong with hygiene? (Score:3, Funny)
Blimey, where you do live?
Cats have been doing this for years (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh no! "bacteria"! (Score:2, Funny)
Has anyone checked these oxygen-radical producing mice for connections with muslim-radicals?
Re:Oh no! "bacteria"! (Score:3, Funny)
So... are you feeling lucky?
Re:My Toilet is Cleaner than my Desk (Score:2, Funny)
Useless, I say!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Whats wrong with hygiene? (Score:5, Funny)
That must suck for Louisiana.
Of course they're aggressive (Score:5, Funny)
Of course they're aggressive. You just killed their family, and tried to kill them. They're pissed, they're armed, and you gotta sleep sometime.
Re:bacteria or virus? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Copper? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Whats wrong with hygiene? (Score:3, Funny)
I've also swapped out my chair at work with unused matches before
Aren't they kind of uncomfortable to sit on? Besides the obvious fire hazard..
An old co-worker used to say... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Whats wrong with hygiene? (Score:3, Funny)
If that's really a problem, then a little review [ivillage.com] might help.
But to address your points seriously, urine is composed of plasma, uric acid, and other elements that your kidneys filter out. It doesn't smell good, but it's not ridden with bacteria. Semen won't produce a good bacterial culture either, and I'd like to think that most people try to avoid cumming all over their toilet seats anyways.
Then it's a pity most toilet seats are made out of plastic or wood.Even on that note, it's really the same. A lot of toilet seats are plastic, but that isn't really hospitable to bacteria either. Most wooden toilets seats are treated, but even if you had some old piece of driftwood with a hole carved in it, it doesn't change the necessity bacteria have to consume nutrients. If you have a constantly warm, steamy bathroom, and you came all over the untreated wooden seat on a regular basis, and the bacteria were able to get everything they need from the protein, then you might have a problem. But, that's hardly the case in a majority of bathrooms.