OFFICIAL 2026 New Year, New Me! Health and Wellness Accountability Thread

[RabidRat]

Man, the tea washing thing!

I don't think it begins to be useful unless it's at least 60°C, and even then, lots of strains of bacteria and viruses don't get killed til that temperature's been sustained for tens of minutes.

Somebody would need to get the water way hotter than that if they're just gonna dip their dishes in there for a couple of seconds lol. And probably makes it way worse if these people weren't washing their hands to begin with.

Notably:

1. Salmonella takes 6 minutes @ 60°C
2. Hepetitus A takes 22 minutes @ 60°C, though only 30 seconds @ 85°C
3. Polio takes 30 minutes @ 60°C, you could've gotten polio

Originally Posted by W.H.O.

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[Mikoyan]

The ironic thing is, if you're at a place where you need to wash the dishes and utensils, they're usually not giving you hot enough water to do so.

Places that are nice enough give you a thermos of boiling hot water are usually places where you probably don't need to wash your table setting.

[mikemhg]

"Washing tea" is one of the most Chinese things I've heard in a minute