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A University of Washington study revealed that its computer lab keyboards carried staph and fecal coliforms. In other words: really bad bacteria and, well, poop traces. We wouldn’t be surprised if UC Berkeley’s computer labs turned up just as dirty.
The study has its flaws–like only using 30 computers, inspecting just two computer labs and implementing a rather simple perhaps not-so efficient collection method. As UW’s Daily reported, “less than 0.1 percent of all microorganisms on the computer keyboards could be collected.” You mean there could be more cooties on dear old Qwerty?
Paper Trail mentioned cleanliness as a key factor to personal learning, but we think this is more of an issue of sanitation and health. Wash your hands, people. It’ll keep you from getting sick in the dorms. And for good measure, keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer in your bag for those last-minute printer jobs in Moffitt.
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UW study finds dirty keyboards [The Daily]
Study Says Computer Lab Keyboards Are Gross [Paper Trail]
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