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A public service announcement….

· Health & medical

Washing your hands must be done properly, and technique matters. Observe…

You are welcome.

March 20th, 2020 |

15 comments to A public service announcement….

  • Snorri Godhi
    March 20, 2020 at 8:44 pm

    Thank you!
    With some effort, i focused on the hands, and noticed that she does not wash between her fingers. That, i am told, is bad practice.

    I also note that that took 21 seconds, excluding time to rinse. If that is what they mean by a 20 second wash, it should be made explicit.
    I myself am flexible: after going outdoors or to the toilet, or after doing some house cleaning, or before preparing food or eating, i take more than 20 secs.
    But i also wash my hands when it is less critical, and in this case i do not wash the back of my hands, or between my fingers, since they are presumably still clean.

  • bobby b
    March 20, 2020 at 8:53 pm

    I’ve been told that keeping one’s blood alcohol level above 0.010% will kill the virus.

    In the interests of science, I will now commence testing.

  • Snorri Godhi
    March 20, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    Bobby: i have been testing it for weeks, and it seems to work.

  • Zerren Yeoville
    March 20, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    For those who could use another smile – here’s someone who is obviously going to struggle with the whole ‘social distancing’ concept:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=penOaioTLh8

  • John
    March 21, 2020 at 1:47 am

    I couldn’t see her hands for some reason after the first few seconds yet they seemed right there in the beginning before it started. It must be some kind of optical illusion.

  • John Galt
    March 21, 2020 at 7:06 am

    Washing your hands must be done properly, and technique matters. Observe…

    Bit sexist / heteronormative isn’t it?

    Shouldn’t there be an equivalent video of a suitably buff person of diverse ethnic, religious and sexual origin who identifies as non-female washing his/her/their/xer hands for the guidance of ladies, the gayers and those who identify as anything other than stale, male and pale.

    For Odin’s sake, WHERE IS THE DIVERSITY?

    You’ll never attract the millennial audience with this sort of misogynistic content.

    😛

  • Barry Sheridan
    March 21, 2020 at 9:57 am

    That was not long enough, there was little chance I could sing Happy Birthday twice in that time. Then again perhaps I sing too slowly because I lost concentration.

  • Niall Kilmartin
    March 21, 2020 at 11:36 am

    John Galt (March 21, 2020 at 7:06 am) has somewhat anticipated my thoughts. This approach implies that men are naturally less scrupulous about hygiene than women. This obvious bit of patriarchal denial that gender is merely a social construct is then made the justification for providing this sort of male-oriented motivation to watch a video of a women acting in her traditionalist role of attending to hygiene – and arguably in another traditional role as well. (Each hand of political correctness washes the other.)

    There is of course a traditionalist patriarchal-style criticism to be made:

    With some effort, I focused on the hands (Snorri Godhi, March 20, 2020 at 8:44 pm)

    If the young lady were a little more modestly dressed, perhaps the official aim of the video would be better achieved – but as any slut-walk feminist knows, that too is merely a sign of prejudice.

    I’ve been told that keeping one’s blood alcohol level above 0.010% will kill the virus. (bobby b, March 20, 2020 at 8:53 pm)

    I’ve been assured that a minimum 60% alcohol-by-volume is required. I do _not_ advise testing the effect of seeking this blood ratio. As with the lockdown, stimulus and etc., this curative measure could be worse than the disease.

    🙂

  • Snorri Godhi
    March 21, 2020 at 2:08 pm

    If the young lady were a little more modestly dressed, perhaps the official aim of the video would be better achieved

    OTOH perhaps fewer people would watch the video.

  • neonsnake
    March 21, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    I do _not_ advise testing the effect of seeking this blood ratio.

    i WiLl tAke tHis OnE fOr ThE teaAm

    *hic*

    wIlL lEt u no HoW iT wOrKs ouT!!!!1111!!!!one!!!!eleven!!!!

  • Ferox
    March 21, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    Instructions unclear … nipples now soapy.

  • The Sanity Inspector
    March 21, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    I’m feeling more handsy already.

  • APL
    March 23, 2020 at 8:29 am

    Just dropped by to make sure I fully understand the methodology of hand washing.

  • Not sure
    March 25, 2020 at 3:43 am

    I would just like to thank the young lady for the valuable demonstration.

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