Bacteria?
 

Worm is selling a Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi Shift Knob and I was going to ask: "WTF is the deal with the love of these things?" But first I decided to search the net. Didn't find anything on why so many people love them but that was because I came across this first (may be old news)... Bacteria on shift knobs and steering wheels Fighting bacteria in the car one sticky swab at a time - MSN Autos

Time to find a metal shift knob.

Oh...and WTF is the love of the Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi?

or just stop eating in the car and wash your hands after you get home or arrive at work.

It's weighted, so the throws are crisper and it is probably the right shape if you are a plam shifter.

Eeeeooooowww!

What he said.

On top of that, it's shorter too. Heavy + shorter = win.:tup:

If that is not enough... Tommykaira is a famous Japanese car tuning and manufacturing company. The shift knob is very rare too. That should give enough reason for those JDM lovers all over it.:tup:

Now I am gonna go ahead and read WTF is this bacteria on shift knobs and steering wheels all about.:icon17:

there are billions of bacteria coating every surface of your body, and every surface you touch every day. in fact, your body has more bacteria cells inside it than human cells. it's just that the bacteria cells are much smaller, so they make up far less of your total mass.

most bacteria are harmless or even beneficial, so not much to worry about.

I haven't seen a single one of these bacteria things today so I don't know what you're talking about...

If you haven't seen it does not exist, right?:rolleyes:

Yup. I call BS on these 'bacteria'

Eating and car should never appear in the same sentence.

"You should never eat in the car".

Why not, it's just a nissan. Maybe if it was a classic 1963 Ferrari or something.

:iagree:

Unless of course you're talking about my ex... :shakes head:

:iagree: Wash those hands pronto upon returning home.

A silver or silver plated knob would be a natural anti bacterial.

If anyone's really paranoid about bacteria in your z we've got some industrial sized sterilizers where I work that are big enough to fit a few cars in:icon18: so hit me up if you're interested. It only would cost you about 20 grand!

......and all the places in the universe you have not seen yet.

Those too.

On a side note, I'm in the medical field and look under a microscope at bacteria on a daily basis.

i keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol in the garage to wipe my hands clean before snacking on something while admiring my cars. :p

i dont like those hand sanitizers cause they smell. :ugh2:

"fee fi fo fum, i smell" said the green giant.

I used to work on a Scanning Electron Microscope. Lot's of cool things to see.

I took your comments tongue in cheek.

^^^ This is why 6 Sigma is so effective in the workforce... for anyone that has ever heard of the concept...

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Can't Touch This
 

Dangerous combo is FOOD + SHIFT KNOB. 80% of poultry products are contaminated w/ Salmonella. Swab the conveyer belt at your local grocery store for chicken juice. Now, everything you touch that you bought has it on it. I know this because I spent 5 days in the hospital w/ Salmonella. Have a jug of alcohol hand sanitizer stuck behind my passenger seat w/ dispenser nozzle. I don’t lick my fingers any more regardless how good especially in my car. My shift knob is relatively sterile and safe for performing surgical procedures.

So I guess it's ok to consume fecal matter with your sandwich as long as you used hand-sanitizer first.

There goes my raw chicken rotisserie shift knob idea I was gonna pitch to Ronco. : (

You just ruined my dream.

Nope. F=MA. Lighter and shorter FTW.

Just avoid letting anyone with open, running sores drive your car.

Or share your drink, etc.

Damnit!

There goes my friends runny open sores shift knob idea. Can I get a break???

That is why NO EATING or DRINKING in my car. Bottle of water only!

LOL. You guys are cracking me up on so many levels.

Reported.