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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: aon on Tue, 05 August 2008, 14:39:50

Title: Mouse Dirt
Post by: aon on Tue, 05 August 2008, 14:39:50

Hi,

It's a widely recognized fact that keyboards collect dirt (there's even a comic (http://www.xkcd.com/237/) about it). But have you ever looked inside your mouse? I have...

   

Rodents spread bubonic plague in the 14th century, and I really don't wonder why :) Perhaps I should get one of these antibacterial mice (http://www.popgadget.net/2006/08/elecom_antibact.php).

Title: Mouse Dirt
Post by: iMav on Tue, 05 August 2008, 14:44:38

Quote from: aon;7127

there's even a comic (http://www.xkcd.com/237/) about it

I like this one better.  :)

(http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/blog-images/board-chow.jpg)

Title: Mouse Dirt
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 05 August 2008, 15:04:17

I almost throw up every time I see that comic.  :)  I look around at work and see some of the nastiest, filthiest keyboards I have ever seen.  I never eat near my 'board (or PC, in general), and I always make sure I have clean hands.  I also dust my keyboards every so often and clean them with a Lysol wipe, or something, if necessary.  I hate going over to someone's PC and having to use their filthy keyboard.  I always end up going to wash my hands if I do.  Take care of your things (esp. keyboards :) ), and they'll take care of you.

Title: Mouse Dirt
Post by: aon on Wed, 13 August 2008, 10:20:57

I almost threw up (and that's not something that happens easily) when I opened this cherry keyboard I'm working on:



Now it's a bit better already:



The keys and case are currently drying.

Title: Mouse Dirt
Post by: iMav on Wed, 13 August 2008, 10:23:23

I just about threw up looking at the thumbnail of that image.

Title: Mouse Dirt
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 13 August 2008, 11:48:45

I guess that's not what they mean by "Cherry Browns" in the first picture...

*barf*