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    6 hours ago

    Sounds like you might want to read about splashback:

    it would not be unlikely for urine droplets to travel a distance of 5 feet to the side of the urinator,” Dr. Truscott tells us in an email. “And if someone were standing next to him, they would most definitely get small droplets OF THE OTHER MAN’S URINE on their pants and shoes

    Your hands are almost certainly getting covered in your own pee unless you’re a sitter. If you’re a sitter, then you’re probably still touching something in the bathroom that someone else peed or splashed on. Either way, wash your hands!