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Student finds toilet water cleaner than ice at fast food restaurants

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StadiumDorm said:
It doesn't say she got the ice with sterile gloves. Maybe she touched the ice and she is bacteria-ridden. I'm calling junk science on this one. (and that is just because I'm drinking a fountain drink from McDs)
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I'm calling junk science because I don't understand how she got the 70% figure with a sample set of five. It also doesn't specify any differences between the types of bacteria found. Give me something with a crapload of innocuous bacteria over something with a smaller quantity of E Coli any day.

Besides, as a fan of hole in the wall Asian and Mexican restaurants where illegal immigrants (I assume based on the low prices charged) cook up beaks, feet, and guts, I don't think anything Wendy's dishes out can hurt me. :biggrin:
 
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Roberts says at each restaurant she flushed the toilet once, the used sterile gloves to gather samples.

Jasmine Roberts:
"Using the sterile beaker I scooped up some water and closed the lid."
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Doesn't mention anything about sterile gloves for the ice. So I assume she didn't.

Me thinks she ought to check the bacteria in her hands.
 
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I remember seeing or reading a story once about the cleanliness of toilet water. The actual article/piece was about why dog's drink it and if it could hurt them, IIRC.

Anyway, some scientist guy said that toilet water is usually the cleanest water in the house, at least the top half of the toilet water, because it was standing water and most of the bad guys in it settled to the bottom.

I have been drinking from my toilet for a while now-- since that article. This girl is just substantiating my cause.

(edit: damn it, I didn't see Muck's post-- I bet it was Mythbusters I watched. . .)
 
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Reminds me of a story the father of a girl I dated years ago told me. He owned some trailer parks and I guess he had to take water samples to the state every year. One year his sample spilled when he drove it down so he just filled it up with water from the drinking fountain in the state building. It was the only time he failed the test. :biggrin:
 
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Well, I know in my house, the same water line is used to fill the toilet as is used to the bathroom sink, therefore there is no difference between the water itself. The issue that comes into play is whether or not there is any treatment in the tank (Tidy-bowl, or whatever blue-treatment). So, the water used in the toilet is treated, while the water going to the sink is not. It makes sense that the sheer number of bacteria is less in toilet water.

Also, it would depend on the types of bacteria. EColi would probably be found more often in toilets. If you're finding EColi in the ice machine, it's time to call the health department.
 
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