Endless Paradigm

This might be no surprise to some of you, but:

Quote:Computer keyboards are dirtier than toilets and are home to millions of bacteria, according to a new study conducted by the consumer watchdog Which.

Some of the bugs could give you the trots and vomiting, as researchers found the “dirty qwertys” were home to a host of bugs, including E coli and staphylococcus aureus. Boffins compared 30 keyboards with a toilet seat and toilet door handle in a typical London office. One keyboard was so toxic it was found to be a health hazard, as it was five times filthier than the toilet seat.

Two more of the 33 tested keyboards had "warning levels" of bacteria, putting the user at risk if it spread, and a further two had high levels of coliform – associated with fecal matter. Apparently, it gets worse if you eat at your terminal because the crumbs that fall into the keyboard feed the bugs.

Munching on snacks at your desk is the main cause of germs, as crumbs fall into the keyboard and encourage the growth of bacteria.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option...4&Itemid=1

I have absolutely no doubt about this.  My old keyboard used to be white, and it was closer to gray, with all sorts of gross stuff on it.  This one has plenty of dried food on it, along with who knows what else?  Do you guys keep your high tech, amazinglicious keyboards clean?  Or have they fallen to dirt side?

interesting................... my keyboard shall be handled as a Class 1 Biohazard Material

not mine! I clean it very often...

my entire PC is black so dust looks gross..

feinicks Wrote:not mine! I clean it very often...

my entire PC is black so dust looks gross..

Same,.

black >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. white

I'll confess that I eat lunch around the keyboard when no-one's at home.

My old keyboard was black, but was so used by me, that the white lettering was mostly rubbed off O_O

My current keyboard is black as well, but it has obvious stains.

Heard it on the news a few days ago.

My keyboard is black, and so I can't see dirt on it, if there was much. But I don't think it's very dirty.

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My brother's keyboard is completely covered in poo poo. There's like a grey layer of poo poo on the more used keys, so much that it is visible on a black keyboard.

my keyboard is reallly really dirty :S after reading this i am going to make it clean it as soon as i can! =O_O=