Is Your Keyboard Dirtier Than Your Toilet?
Believe me, I am not asking that question to be disgusting. In fact, I was slightly disgusted when I read this item on Lifehacker. According to a UK study, most keyboard have so much harmful bacteria lurking beneath the keys that they could cause stomach bugs and diarrhoea. The research tested keyboards in a London office and found that some of them were 150 times over the normal bacteria limit.
Bad hygiene, eating at your desk and not cleaning the keyboard are the main factors responsible for this yucky fact, and all you have to do to improve is shake it out and wipe it down. That’s not too hard, is it? Hmmm, when last did I clean MY keyboard?
Ewwww… I ate my dinner at the keyboard tonight but…
a) I used cutlery, not my fingers
b) I cleaned the keyboard on the weekend with rubbing alcohol and Q-Tips
OK, you’re free and clear, Dana.
I don’t usually eat at my keyboard, because the food is downstairs and it is upstairs.