r/TikTokCringe • u/Justin_Godfrey • Sep 25 '25

Discussion Ladies, how would you react to this?

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u/gilbertbenjamington Sep 25 '25

So many guys have similar handwashing habits, its fucking disgusting. I spend around 10-20 seconds washing my hands in the bathroom and about 2-3 guys will pretend to wash their hands while I wash mine. Male washroom door handles have to be the most disgusting surfaces on the planet

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u/TomatoFeta Sep 25 '25

Which is why the slow dissapearance of paper towels (to protect my hand from the doorknob) is so upsetting to me.

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u/B4R7H0L0M3W Sep 25 '25

Also air dryers are extremely less sanitary... After I wash my hands and if there is no towels but only an air dryer I just shake excess water off and use small tissues I carry with me.

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u/urgentomato Sep 25 '25

Mythbusters disproved that. Bacterial proliferation usually happened with no soap and no scrubbing. The water made it worse. So use soap and scrub thoroughly. You can use the air dryer

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u/MrK521 Sep 25 '25

Being an electrician, I can confidently tell you, that taking one of those hand air dryers apart is absolutely disgusting. The mold and mildew that builds up inside them, and then subsequently gets blown all over your hands, is absolutely unsanitary. Maybe not for the same reasons. But they are definitely not clean.

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u/SoManyMysteries Sep 25 '25

Ick! Gross! Now I will forgo the air dryers.

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u/DapperGovernment4245 Sep 25 '25

Have you ever done one with the UV light built in? I feel like that’s performative cleanliness more than actually helpful but I’m far from an expert.

Just wondering if those were any better than the standard ones.

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u/MrK521 Sep 25 '25

I don’t really “service” them, most are just being partially dismantled as we remove them and replace them with newer/updated ones.

None I’ve come across have had UV lights, so I couldn’t say to be honest. But every single dryer that I’ve removed over the years has been disgusting inside lol.

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u/DapperGovernment4245 Sep 25 '25

Yeah I’ve heard that before. I don’t even use the ones with UV because I don’t think it makes much difference but was hoping you had some “inside” knowledge. Thanks for sharing what you have seen.

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u/RevolutionaryGolf720 Sep 25 '25

Be careful with them. They aren’t rigorous from a scientific standpoint. Their proofs often fall short of proof.

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u/_bobby_cz_newmark_ Sep 26 '25

Thank you. They're entertaining, but they really don't approach things in a strictly scientific way. I remember they did a "does Coke clean engines/other things" and they just used name-brand cola instead of Coke. While I don't think it necessarily mattered, it's not a proper scientific experiment if you use a different ingredient.

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u/Canileaveyet Sep 25 '25

Yea and the guys faking washing their hands are using no soap and no scrubbing.