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Read the article. They don't contain fecal matter. It claims they have coliform, a bacteria often found in fecal matter. News flash--your mouth, stomach and guts are already FULL of bacteria.
Do you get sick every time you have a fountain soft drink? If not, don't worry about it.
Drink fountains are a Catch 22. If the fountain has a prong that you push, then at refill time everyone is leaving mouth germs on the prong, which then end up on YOUR cup. If the foutain is the push-button kind, you take away every germ you can imagine right before you grasp your hamburger.
I think its time for motion sensors like the soap dispensers and sink faucets have these days.
Drink fountains are a Catch 22. If the fountain has a prong that you push, then at refill time everyone is leaving mouth germs on the prong, which then end up on YOUR cup. If the foutain is the push-button kind, you take away every germ you can imagine right before you grasp your hamburger.
I think its time for motion sensors like the soap dispensers and sink faucets have these days.
free refills is exactly the reason that they started putting longer arms on self-serve fountains. They hit the cup much lower than the rim of the cup now. I'm sure some of the old kind are still out there, though.
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