Yuck. Survey firm Which? has revealed that some keyboards are dirtier than toilet seats, crawling with enough germs to make you really ill. Testing keyboards from a typical London office, researchers discovered at least one board that had 150 times more bacteria than the recommended limit – making it five times worse than a toilet seat. The biggest culprit in the Dirty Keyboard sting is eating lunch at your keyboard, which can encourage the growth of millions of bacteria leading to upset stomachs and diarrhoea.
Almost half of those surveyed said they clean their keyboard less than once a month while 10% admitted to never doing it. A further 20% said they don’t even bother to wipe their mouse now and then.
