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Re:Why Japanese Toilets Are Failing in America (2013) by newaccountfool on Sunday May 17, 2015 @03:19PM (#9561330)
The only place feces are going to go is inside the bidets, much like a toilet. It's not going to be flying around the room and the jet of water isn't that powerfull.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xnm1syPnwE

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Re:Why Japanese Toilets Are Failing in America (2013) by DanBC on Sunday May 17, 2015 @03:41PM (#9561430)
Here's one study that found potential risk from aerosolised particles from flush toilets.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16033465

> Many individuals may be unaware of the risk of air-borne dissemination of microbes when flushing the toilet and the consequent surface contamination that may spread infection within the household, via direct surface-to-hand-to mouth contact. Some enteric viruses could persist in the air after toilet flushing and infection may be acquired after inhalation and swallowing.

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