How many germs live on your keyboard?

[Samurai Waki]

There are about 1,078,560 germs on your keyboard right now!
That's equivalent to the number of germs on 216 toilet seats.

I Feel Peculiarly Anal Retentive Right Now.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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I remember from a National Geographic documentary that nearly as many organizms as the entire human population on earth live on and inside the body of an averagely healthy and clean human being, and that most of their functions, if at all, weren't identified.

We're not alone.
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[Mouzafphaerre]

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There are about 2,381,820 germs on your keyboard right now!
That's equivalent to the number of germs on 476 toilet seats.

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[CountArach]

There are about 2,741,340 germs on your keyboard right now!
That's equivalent to the number of germs on 548 toilet seats.

That ain't good... I should probably actually clean it. And fix the keyboard so the right key works all the time.

[pevergreen]

There are about 3,325,560 germs on your keyboard right now!
That's equivalent to the number of germs on 665 toilet seats.

Meh.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Well, Xehh, we're going to have to settle this by declaring the filth content of our keyboards.

Most of my keys have no lettering on them - either it's rubbed off or is obscured by filth.

Many of the keys that i don't use as much are covered in the 3 month old remains of tomato soup that i accidentally spilled.

Turning the keyboard upside down and shaking for 5 seconds results in my desk being covered in a thin layer of crumbs and other stuff.

The sides of the keys are all covered in a thick layer of dust.

And the finisher - it's a z-board. Google it if you don't know what they are. They are highly efficient at gathering filth due to all the nooks and crannies.

[The Wizard]

It's obvious that pictures taken of your keyboard could easily fill a good shock site.

[KukriKhan]

3,640,140

And here I figured that the occasional alcohol spilt on the thing would take care of germs.

Guess I'd better re-think my maintenance plan.

[Mikeus Caesar]

3,640,140

And here I figured that the occasional alcohol spilt on the thing would take care of germs.

Guess I'd better re-think my maintenance plan.

It would appear i've been better, score wise - unless of course the actual description of your keyboard is worse than mine.

Care to describe, Kukri?

[Xehh II]

Mikeus Caesar, looks like you beat me exept for the shaking part, when
I shake my keyboard more than just a thin layer of stuff comes out.

[KukriKhan]

It would appear i've been better, score wise - unless of course the actual description of your keyboard is worse than mine.

Care to describe, Kukri?

I use an external USB keyboard for my laptop, backlit, by Deck. This one I have now is in pretty good shape, but when I answered the questionnaire, I was thinking of my previous keyboard, which I eventually managed to short out electrically after about the 6th beer spilt on it.

Before it shorted out, the CAPS, Shift, Ctrl, WASD & X keys were so sticky I couldn't use them for FPS games anymore. And the grunge had turned them from white to a sickly yellowish-brown colour.

I think the "high" score came from the number of humans I work around daily, and the lack of hand-washing facilities nearby where I work - increasing my exposure to germs, generally. But that doesn't scare me much... I'm of the "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger" school of bug and virus exposure.

[Decker]

I think it is safe to say that we all need, as a "community", to lessen our visits to the babe thread

[spmetla]

There are about 2,157,120 germs on your keyboard right now!
That's equivalent to the number of germs on 431 toilet seats.

Not too surprised, how often do my butt cheeks hold back a sneeze( I don' think farts count), shake someone hand?, or use a doorknob or handrail.

If it were about the cleansiness of the bowl then I'd expect the bowl to be far worse. There is currently some sort of growth and I'm refusing to clean it in hope that dorm mates do though they are probably hoping for the same thing.

[Ayachuco]

Not too surprised, how often do my butt cheeks hold back a sneeze( I don' think farts count), shake someone hand?, or use a doorknob or handrail.

If it were about the cleansiness of the bowl then I'd expect the bowl to be far worse. There is currently some sort of growth and I'm refusing to clean it in hope that dorm mates do though they are probably hoping for the same thing.

Just put some baking soda and ammonia/bleach into the bowl and run for your life. Unfortunately you will no longer have a bowl to clean or sit on;now you will have to sit on top of a hole.

[UltraWar]

There are about 2,157,120 germs on your keyboard right now!
That's equivalent to the number of germs on 431 toilet seats.

I need to accuse something of heresy now!

[Ayachuco]

I need to accuse something of heresy now!

Accuse me, accuse me!!! If you need a reason;here's one...
"You are not an....hmm I need a good insult. aha! You're not the Ultimate Grand Inquisitioner, Mel Brooks is." Send me to the burning pyre...