▲ 1293 ▼ We never wash our belts, although they are the first thing we touch when leaving the toilet, even before we wash our hands (feddit.de) submitted 3 years ago by ttk@feddit.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 31 points 3 years ago (2 children) Leather and steel are anti-microbial. If something does get on it, it won't survive for very long. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tell that to the mold covered belt I just found in my closet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you live in a retention pond? How on earth does a belt get and stay damp enough to grow mold? How long has it been sitting undisturbed? I didn't know about leather being antimicrobial until just now. Even then, a moldy leather belt just seems wrong lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redranteraver@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago All my leather jackets, belts, shoes get mouldy if left unused for some time. All you need to do is live in a humid country.. that'll do the trick! permalink fedilink source parent [–] WingedThing@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Neither of those are true. Some steel and leathers may be treated to make them anti-microbial, but they are generally not permalink fedilink source parent
[–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tell that to the mold covered belt I just found in my closet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you live in a retention pond? How on earth does a belt get and stay damp enough to grow mold? How long has it been sitting undisturbed? I didn't know about leather being antimicrobial until just now. Even then, a moldy leather belt just seems wrong lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redranteraver@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago All my leather jackets, belts, shoes get mouldy if left unused for some time. All you need to do is live in a humid country.. that'll do the trick! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you live in a retention pond? How on earth does a belt get and stay damp enough to grow mold? How long has it been sitting undisturbed? I didn't know about leather being antimicrobial until just now. Even then, a moldy leather belt just seems wrong lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redranteraver@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago All my leather jackets, belts, shoes get mouldy if left unused for some time. All you need to do is live in a humid country.. that'll do the trick! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redranteraver@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago All my leather jackets, belts, shoes get mouldy if left unused for some time. All you need to do is live in a humid country.. that'll do the trick! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WingedThing@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Neither of those are true. Some steel and leathers may be treated to make them anti-microbial, but they are generally not permalink fedilink source parent