Now that’s SCARY: Inside a Dirty Washing Machine
Maybe your clothes are dirty because your washing machine is dirty. In fact, it’s very possible that the very machine you rely on to get your clothes clean could be contaminating them without you even realizing it. So while the visible dirt and stains might be gone, bacteria like E.coli can get redeposited by the washing machine itself. How does it happen? It’s unpleasant to think about, but microbiology professor Dr. Charles Gerba from the University of Arizona…