2006-10-10 05:44:14 · 30 answers · asked by beekeeper 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It doesn't create a vacuum but it does spread germs into the air. You are not supposed to keep your toothbrush and stuff any closer then 15 ft away. Close the lid when you flush!!!!
2006-10-10 05:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jaecee2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A vacuum does not "disperse" into the air... It draws air into itself.
Does flushing the toilet cause a vacuum in the room. Thereby drawing bactreria out of the toilet into the room ? I seriously doubt it...
Does it cause a vacuum in the toilet ? I don't know... But if it does. Then your safe, because the bacteria is being drawn down into the toilet and therefore out of the room... If your still paranoid on the subject, why not just flush with the lid down, since that seems to be the deciding factor in your assumption ?
2006-10-10 13:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by homerjoy1945 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to studies that have been done, when a common home toilet is flushed, microdroplets of the liquid contained are dispersed through the air.
These microdroplets would then carry any bacterial present.
It didn't reduce the dispersion very much to shut the lid before flushing as the vapor remained in the space between the water and the lid and dispersed when the lid was reopened.
2006-10-10 12:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Bacteria from the toilet can travel far. That is why it is a good idea to keep your toothbrush in a closed cabinet far away from the toilet, and/or always close the toilet lid before flushing.
2006-10-10 13:15:52 · answer #4 · answered by Agent99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it creates a vacuum, but I have read about not keeping your toothbrush near the toilet. It makes sense to put the lid down before you flush. I also read that it cuts down on odor
2006-10-11 01:05:29 · answer #5 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can test this out with some paper towels and food coloring. Put a few drops of the food coloring in the toilet, and place the paper towels over the toilet. Flush for results.
2006-10-10 12:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by ralph w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about the vacuum thing, but when you flush, tiny water particles from the toliet splash into the air. So, yes, the bacteria part is right.
2006-10-10 12:50:13 · answer #7 · answered by Bama Butterbean 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know I was reading a Good Housekeeping magazine (I was in the bathroom and it was the only mag) and it said close your toilet when you flush because you can get bacteria on your toothbrush and everything.
2006-10-10 12:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
not sure about the vacuum, but it does send bacteria into the air. so make sure the lids always down when u flush!!
2006-10-10 12:46:06 · answer #9 · answered by mysterious_gal1984 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a vacuum, but it does disperse bacteria into the air for approximately eight feet around. Cover up your toothbrushes!
2006-10-10 14:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by Dovie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋