A fascinating series of images illustrating bacteria being propelled from a toilet show the dangers more than half of Brits face by not closing the lid when they flush (Image: Jonathan Knowles / SWNS) ...

Research has found that more than half of Brits don't close the toilet lid when they flush - but a series of gross images show why you shouldn't be one of them. To highlight the dangers, Harpic ...

An astonishing series of images, illustrating bacteria being propelled from a toilet, show the dangers more than half of Britons face by not closing the lid when they flush. One flush of the ...

They concluded that flushing with the toilet lid down reduced airborne droplets between 30 and 60 percent. But this scenario also increased the diameter of the droplets and bacteria concentration.