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The great peril of the public toilet
This Fast Company piece looks at how the pandemic may force US companies to redesign shared bathrooms at the office. But this is the bit that caught our attention:
"[E]very time someone flushes, a “toilet plume” of droplets explodes into the air, coating the surrounding stall (and the person standing in it) and aerosolizing the bowl’s contents, which can be breathed in and ingested by nearby parties (gross)... most experts estimate a “plume” can travel six feet in every direction, including up and over any stall and into the next (more gross). We also know that Covid-19 has been found in human poop, up to 33 days after infected people have recovered and tested negative for the virus. No amount of handwashing will remove a virus sprayed all over your body."
Moral of this story: shut the damn lid before you flush a public toilet!
How the coronavirus spreads in our daily life
This is a very useful post-lockdown guide that assesses the risk level of locations we visit in our everyday lives—from the office to grocery stores to family gatherings. What we like best: it’s very clear-eyed and informative. No scaremongering here! (St Louis Tribune)
A summer guide to heat exhaustion
Temperatures are soaring, and heatwaves have already arrived (It’s not even June!). So here’s a good guide that explains heat exhaustion and how to prevent it from turning into a heat stroke. (Business Insider)
Seven grandma trends just for you
Yes, looking like an old biddy is a big fashion trend! Of course, all the old Indian biddies we know are exquisitely dressed in saris and salwars 🤷♀️ Minor quibbles aside, here’s an eye-popping array of knee socks, babushka scarves, pearls and tweed (?!!). (WhoWhatWear)