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Guys put your toothbrush in a cabinet or drawer when you are done using it.
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Close your toilet lid before you flush and stop dunking your toothbrush in your toilet >

Legit that’s all you have to do. I saw a pic of some research teams findings and… yep that was enough. >

Mythbusters did a segment on this. Got my ex to start putting the lid down to flush after seeing it. >

Wait but they found that no matter what it still sprays poo particles everywhere. Doesn't matter seat up or down. >

No what they found is people in that office needed to wash their GD hands better >

What are you talking about? I brush my shit in a separate room >

And I clean my teeth in the bathroom! >

When I was growing up in Australia it was very common for the toilet to be a tiny little separate room from the bathroom but with an adjoining door. >

Yeah it still is like that here >

In France it's highly common to have separate rooms for toilets and baths+sinks >

Yep, so you poo in one room and then use the doors to get to the other to wash your hands... Yummy poo all over the door handles and taps... Those same taps you then use when brushing your teeth >

If you have poo all over your hands after wiping then you’re doing it wrong. Also, stop licking the doorknobs. Poo does mot equal yummy. >

So you're telling me you don't wash your hands after going to the toilet, interesting.... >

Where did you get that idea from? I just don’t smear poo on the doorknobs and lick my fingers like you apparently do.
And, if we use your rule of poo particles getting on surfaces prior to washing then surely your taps are contaminated? Your freshly washed hands will then get grotty again when you switch off the water. Or do you wash your hands like a surgeon? >

So why do you wash your hands if there isn't poo or any dirt on them from going to the toilet? 
I wash my hands in the same room as my toilet... I also clean the bathroom so my tooth brush etc aren't covered in crap. If the sink is in another room to the toilet, the door handles are covered in poo particles as you have no way to get out of the room without touching the door handle... >

How do you manage in public toilets? Ewww other people’s crap on the flush button, the lock, and the taps. >

The Mythbusters did a test to see how much contamination might get onto a toothbrush in various places in a bathroom. They basically just left them in different spot for a few days and then had them tested for Fecal coliform bacteria, usually associated with the intestines of warm blooded animals. They also had a couple control brushes under a glass on a table in the middle of the shop.
When they got the results back every single brush tested positive. Including the controls. >

Fuck. >

My sink and toothbrush are in a separate room. I can close of my shower and toilet if I want >

I think this is more common in the US than it is in many other places in the world. >

It's common in Norway too >

No, what's gross is people who have cats and put the litter tray in the kitchen. >

My family has mine right when you walk in from the garage, although they bring their shitty paws onto all the furniture and counters >

Sometimes I even eat while pooping so I can imagine it’s turning to poop in real time. >

What the fuck >

I believe MythBusters concluded you’re screwed no matter which room you keep your toothbrush. Poop particles find a way. >

"Poop particles find a way." - facsimile_ >

Nobody forces you to shit and brush your teeth in the same room . >

Just talk a walk around your house like us normal people do