Things that are less dirty than hockey equipment?

Pretty much everything is cleaner than hockey equipment , but here are some surprising examples of things that actually have fewer bacteria than a typical set of hockey gear:

 Everyday Objects (Cleaner than hockey gear)

• Toilet seats – Seriously! Studies have shown the average toilet seat has far fewer bacteria per square inch than sweaty hockey pads.

• Kitchen countertops – Even after cooking, most cleaned surfaces don’t come close to the microbial load found inside gloves or helmets.

• Smartphones – While phones are gross (often thousands of bacteria per square inch), hockey gear can harbor millions.

• Public doorknobs – Regularly disinfected or touched surfaces can’t compete with days-old sweat trapped in hockey fabric.

• Gym weights or yoga mats – These can be dirty, but they usually dry out and don’t trap bacteria as well as foam and padding do.