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This reminds me ( and I guess every time i leave a shared bathroom ), how people really don't know how to wash their hands[1]. I guess anti-bacterial soap came in as a nice marketing gimmick to quick hand washing.

I've stopped shaking some people's hand's after seeing them "drizzle some water" for a second after, well, you know what.

[1] http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-...

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I used to work with someone who would turn the water on, not wash his hands, and walk out. Could never figure that one out.

Lazy but not too lazy to go through some effort to avoid the social stigma of appearing to not wash his hands.

A surgeon I know recommends at least 20 seconds and he does this 100x a day. I'm amazing his hands don't fall off.

Maybe something's wrong with me, but I have to wash my hands for at least 20 seconds just to feel the soap residue wash away. If I don't, my hands have a filmy feeling afterwards.

I think it depends a lot on the water hardness from the sink you use, as well.

Hard water causes that, even (can be worse actually) if it's softened.

> Always wash your hands after:

> Touching an animal or animal toys, leashes or waste

I guess having a puppy lick your face is right out then?

Dogs' saliva actually has a number of antibacterial molecules (e.g., K9CATH, etc.) that should kill most pathogens, so you might be okay there.

Dogs are capable of... if left unattended. Read TheOatMeal then fill in the dots ;) http://pleated-jeans.com/2012/09/17/my-dog-the-paradox-by-th...

What do you mean by "if left unattended?" I've yet to see a dog that would check if a human is around before licking whatever part of his anatomy he just wants to lick. And they're surprisingly agile when it come to that.

if that were the case, we'd use dog saliva and not soap.

They lick their own asses with those tongues, so yeaaaaah...

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