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more about #bacteria more comments → LolaP: Okay people, see it says right there that the bacteria is harmless. So who cares? There is bacteria on everything and you are doing fine, right? So... more » Lymed: I now feel vindicated in my refusal to drink tap water. Of course, DC tap water tastes awful so I was vindicated before this story. more » gherkinfiend: This is not good news for people who use showerheads more intimately... more » MizJenkins: The French have found a solution for this. No showers! Apparently there are unacceptable levels of bacteria in bath water too... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Dammit. Add this to the list of facts about hygiene that piss me off. Like, okay, you get in the shower to wash yourself, you get all lathered up and ... more » morninggloria: Bacteria are just like microscopic kittens. All they want is love! Don't kill them! more » dreamypisces: Ha, Mom & Dad - all those times I was yelled at for turning the water on BEFORE I was actually ready to step into the shower saved me from whateve... more » schweppes: This is why I spray Lysol on EVERYTHING. more » feather_spin: See, this is why I no longer clean my house. If everything can potential make me ill, the germs and bacteria will be too busy fighting amongst themse... more » lalaland13: I'm pretty sure my showerhead is metal anyway. I often run it for a few seconds first anyway, between me getting fully undressed and stepping in the s... more » stealthird: Question: during underwater sex, doesn't the condom fill with water? And wouldn't his dick force water into your vadge? more » Jack_Burton: Hot tubs tend to be bad because the temp stays high enough to support bad microthingies, but at the same time, the chemical balance isn't maintained a... more » nessalicious: One word: TRICHOMONIASIS!!!!! You don't even have to have sex for that one. Just sit in the same water as someone CLOTHED. I am using Kanye style caps... more » Elle O. Elle: Sex in water has never appealed. Never even attempted shower sex, my boyfriend's nearly a foot taller than me! Sex on the beach has always sounded fun... more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I have never had sex in the water and really don't have any desire to. Doesn't the water wash away your natural lubrication and make sex more difficu... more » -
#germwarfare
Bath & Body Works
Researchers found bacteria builds up in showerheads, then aerosolized particles are inhaled while bathing. For healthy people, the bacteria is harmless, but it can be reduced by running the water for 30 seconds/using a metal showerhead. [NYTimes, Image via Flickr.] -
#nofunstudies
Sex On The Beach Spreads Disease
Thinking of having sex on the beach or in the pool this summer? Watch out! Pools can dissolve condoms, and sand could give you a UTI. Instead, have sex in a sterile room while wearing a biohazard suit. [LiveScience] -
#ohgodohgod
Mutant Bacteria Bio-Fabric To Change Lives, Take Over World
Scientists in San Diego say they have developed a process for making genetically modified E. coli bacteria consume sugar and "excrete" the key ingredient in spandex. This is how it starts! [Technology Review] -
#wiggingout
Return To Oz!
Meet the world's first wig purifier. It's futuristic and creepy and scored with heroic music and we want one. [Youtube via BoingBoing]
