Why you can't keep the toilet lid open. Remember for life – Lifestyle

Toilets were invented several hundred years ago, but the lids for them appeared a little later. Many are sure that they serve to eliminate unwanted odors, but this is only partially true, Sports.kz reports with reference to Glavred.info.

A raised lid is a source of unpleasant odors.

Many people are familiar with the unpleasant smell in the toilet if the toilet lid is left open. This smell can spread not only throughout the bathroom, but throughout the entire apartment.

Don't breed bacteria!

Lowering the lid before flushing is necessary for hygienic reasons. Otherwise, the smallest particles of waste products, drops of water and microbes under pressure from the cistern will scatter throughout the restroom.

Researchers from the Australian National University and the University of South Australia, whose article was published in the journal Science of the Total…