10 Cleaning Myths That Make Your Home Dirtier

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We are headlong into spring, gentlemen, and I know that you're all keeping up on your spring cleaning.

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However, there's a handful of myths that come around that might not be near as true as you think. This is going to be interesting.

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The men's room top ten. The men's room top ten. The top ten worst ways to clean something or other because I clearly forgot before I left. So let's come up with something witty.Yeah, I got nothing. Although I did see a really nice ass Walked down the street a minute ago

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So is that

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Read your stupid list, Mike

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Positive Friday

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Beauty was a little swamped

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That might be the best money's done

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He was on fire outside today, man

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He just enjoy the sights of sounds of Seattle

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Man, what a day He forgot to do the Top Ten injury He was on fire outside of day, man. He just enjoyed the sights of sounds of Seattle GPE.

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Man, what a day.

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He forgot to do the... No, it's fine.

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I think his mind was wondering.

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Yes, it was.

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That will happen. He's had a few days.

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He's had a few days. So these are cleaning myths busted that actually dirty your home. Thank you, VD, for all that help. Some honorable mentions is washing the windows on a Sunday day. It may seem logical to clean the windows on a sunny day to see the dirt more clearly, but the sun can actually dry the cleaning solution too quickly, leaving streaks.

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Whatever.

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Using coffee to eliminate odors.

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They've been touted as a natural deodorizer, however, activated charcoal or baking soda is more effective and less intrusive.

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Oh, damn. Yeah, I was playing on I'm washing my windows.

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We were kids, they told us, based on what was available, there was a windex.

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Sure.

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But when we had to clean stuff like at the school, we had to clean the windows and our rooms.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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It was always like a vinegar-based water and newspapers.

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Yep, newspaper.

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For whatever reason.

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But I tell you what.

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It doesn't leave streets.

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I swear to God, it would, foolproof.

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Hold on to that theory there, Miles PERSON.

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There's also mixing bleach and vinegar for a stronger cleaner.

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Combining bleach with vinegar might seem like a way to boost cleaning power, but it actually creates dangerous chlorine gas. Yeah, you don't want to. This toxic mixture might harm your respiratory system, so don't do that.

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Anybody here, again, these are cleaning mists busted that actually dirtier home.

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Has anybody here heard that you can use cola to clean your toilet?

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I have.

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Yeah.

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I've never done it, but I have heard that.

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We've all seen the video of if Coca-Cola ORG can do this to this nail. What could it do to your insides?

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Yeah. The idea that cola can clean toilets is a popular myth, thanks to the acidic content. While it may slightly clean surfaces, it's not as effective as specialized toilet cleaners and can actually leave sticky residues for hygiene and efficiency stick to products designed for toilet cleaning. Sticky. Miles PERSON going right back to what you said, using newspaper for glass.Growing up, you might have been taught to clean windows and mirrors with newspaper to avoid streaks. However, modern ink can smear and leave residue that's hard to remove. Microfiber claws are better, lint-free alternative that won't leave any unwanted prints behind. Are you still using newspaper to clean those windows?

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No, because there's no such thing as a newspaper.

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I use packing paper.

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Do you really?

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Yeah, my parents, my dad, look, my dad is a clean guy. All right. There's no one cleaner.

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He strikes me as that type.

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He's just exceptionally efficient, and if it needs to be done done then you do it, you don't complain. That's very much who he is. So he was going on about his windows and he goes, man, so they move a lot. So they have all that leftover packing paper. And it's the same as

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newsprint. There's just no print. And so

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I did it at home like two years ago and I'm like

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I will be damned. No, kind of a pain in the ass, but no streaks, none of that, because there's no print. If you get

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an Amazon ORG box instead of having the bubble wrap in there, it has, you know, crumbled up paper, use it.

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What's wrong with just using paper towels?

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Because it just leaves Lent EVENT.

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Yeah, there's too much Lent EVENT on the towel.

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It's one of those things where you will get obsessed because you cleaned your windows on a Sunday day, which they say not to do.

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But when you look, you can see your individual clean wipes are.

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For example, there's certain toilet paper that's too soft, if you know what I'm saying.

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When you, some of it comes away.

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I got a man's ass.

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I believe the bear has showed us that.

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That's right.

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I trust that bear.

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If it works for him, it works for me.

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I'm with the bear.

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Yeah.

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The bears show us, though, that others are too soft.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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And they make a real big deal out of it.

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Everybody, everybody knows that the best cleaner that you could possibly use because it just kills everything.

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It's bleach, right? It's often seen as a catch-all solution for clearing and disinfecting, but it's not always necessary.

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Only to inject in yourself to get rid of COVID.

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Oh, please do not do that. That's the only reason I have it.

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Overuse can damage materials and irritate skin or respiratory systems.

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Yes.

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Alternatives like hydrogen peroxide or vinegar solutions can be equally effective for many tests without the harsh side effects.

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Dude, when I spray down my shower with bleach, I step out of the room to let it set.

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Absolutely.

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Did you ever wrestle at all?

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Yes.

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I mean, that, right, those, the wrestling room and you got to wipe down the mats with like that water, bleach stuff.

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Like, that is a unique smell.

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Yes, it is, sir.

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Yes, it is.

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The sweat of 10, 20 dudes

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and bleach. Cleaning myths

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busted that actually dirtier home, feather dusters

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for dusting. They're often thought

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to pick up dust efficiently, but usually

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just spread it around. Microfiber cloths or damp rags, trap and remove dust more effectively without scattering it into the air.

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I only use a feather duster for one thing.

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Oh. And it's in the bedroom black.

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You know what I'm saying? Settle down.

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I'll be tickling stuff.

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Goochy goo, baby.

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Yeah.

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Turns our beans are ticklers.

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Not even cold outside, but I see the dusters working.

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Settle down over there.

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I know you did.

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Yeah, give me a little tickle, girl.

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I like that's bed time.

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Give me a...

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Yeah, girl.

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I know.

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Come here. Give me a tickle. I'm getting in the bedroom. You know what I'm saying. I brought the feather duster. I brought the's bedtime talk. Give me a tickle. I know. Give me a tickle.

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I'm getting lames in the bedroom.

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You know what I'm saying.

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I brought the feather duster. Yeah. And that ass looks dusty.

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You look dirty, girl. Look at all this dust.

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Using fabric softener on towels. What?

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Anybody who's ever done this should only ever do it once.

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No.

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It wrecks the absorbency. Have you ever noticed that if you wash a towel without fabric softener, you actually dry yourself better? Anybody who's ever done this should only ever do it once. No. It wrecks the absorbency. Have you ever noticed that if you wash a towel without fabric softener, you actually dry yourself better as opposed to when you use fabric softener? Yes, you do get a very nice soft towel, but it just smears the water. Maybe not fabric.

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Like when I dry them, I put a dryer sheet in. That's different.

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Okay, okay.

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Dude, I don't use fabric softener.

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So what item should you always use fabric softener on?

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Your underwear.

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Not a bad guess.

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Sheets.

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Oh, 100%.

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Because that's where you want it to be soft, but you also don't want it to be absorbed.

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Right.

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Right.

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So it works there. Just for clarity, Ted PERSON, those dryer sheets, all they do is take away static electricity. Yeah.

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And they make it smell good.

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Yeah, they make it smell good.

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Make a snuggle.

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I had somebody recently randomly give me a compliment.

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They're like, you smell really nice.

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Like a dryer sheet. I don't even like dryer sheet.

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You smell nice.

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I was like, this is, thank you.

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Snuggle, sir.

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My name is John Bounce PERSON.

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You got to put one in the back of your pants away when you're farted.

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Oh, I learned something just recently about those, the pods.

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Oh, yeah.

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Okay, so I got new appliances.

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Yeah.

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I haven't had those in 20 some years.

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The pods themselves,

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whether you put them in the dishwasher

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or you put them in your washing machine, the plastic that surrounds them, gums up the filter.

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It's almost better to use an H.E. Powder and just pour it on top of your clothes than it is to gum up your crap with a plastic liner that oftentimes does not dissolve. They just said they're here to concentrate on cleaning your clothes. Right. We're destroying your washer, sure. But we don't want to talk about it. Well, and

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expert, there was a guy that actually talked about how the problem with the pods is that it's, it doesn't let you regulate just how much you need to use. And they do use too much. You don't need to

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use near as much as you are. Of course. I'm guilty. I love those things. You bet. They're absolutely convenient.

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Totally. Yeah. But apparently dishwasher especially, even though that gets hotter.

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Huh. Because I guess the filtration is a little bit different on that. Also, he told me, don't use

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the metallic kitchen. If you have like a metallic finish on any of your stuff. Yeah.

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Don't use that metallic cleaner.

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Because apparently, it's basically leaving a film again.

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Yeah.

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So use any kind of regular cleaner you have, Windex ORG, whatever.

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Don't use the stainless steel cleaner.

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The stainless steel stuff.

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Has anybody heard that the way to get rid of grease is that you can, if you want to,

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pour it down the sink with hot water.

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Yes, it'd be better with hot water, but in the end, it's going to congeal somewhere.

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Yeah, you shouldn't pour grease down your...

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It's not in your sink anymore, but it's somewhere in your home.

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It's somewhere in your pipes, right?

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And it does cool down eventually in your pipes.

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It's not going to make it out because it gets cold fast and it will congeal in your pipes.

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Don't do it. Overloading the dishwasher.

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That's just, I don't know how that's a myth. Just because it's in the dishwasher does not mean it's getting clean.

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It means it got hot and wet. I rinse everything off before I put it in. I know that's a sacrilege.

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I do the same thing. It's not sacrileged.

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I just can't not do that.

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I'm going to rinse off my plate and put it in the dishwasher.

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The dishwasher is a sanitizer.

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Yes.

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We've had other lists that say you don't have to.

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No, it says it's better.

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You don't have to.

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You don't have to.

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I just do.

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Right.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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I used to.

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Yeah.

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Not anymore.

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Throw that damn thing in there. Mike, you pit over.

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As soon as you finish eating, just put it in the...

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Toss it in.

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I don't do that.

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I probably still give them a rinse, but

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I will leave them a little bit dirtier after I was like,

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oh, you don't have to clean them?

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Because I grew up, they had to be basically spotless

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where you put them in. Basically, you washed your dishes

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to put them in the dishwasher.

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Yeah. Yes.

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Spraying cleaners directly on surfaces.

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It can cause overuse and damage, especially

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on electronics or wooden furniture. Instead, spray the

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cleaner onto the cloth first, and this method provides more control over the amount used to prevent

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damage. It depends what I'm cleaning for that. Certain things I look at and go like, right, put it on the cloth for those. Other things, I'm like, you're fine.

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But do the gym. I only do it at the gym.

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I spray the towel and then wipe the towel down. You bet. I wonder why, yeah. Why don't I do that

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anywhere else? You just don't think about it. I know. I wonder why, yeah. Why don't I do that anywhere else? You just don't think about it. I know. Just a muscle memory. But then the number one cleaning myth that has been busted that actually dirties your home. And I'm sorry, everybody.I'm sorry, I got to say it. You can't soak your dishes overnight anymore. Soaking dishes overnight is a common practice to make washing easier. No, it's not. It's just because I'm done eating and I don't feel like that. It's a bacteria farm, dude.

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But it can lead to bacterial growth

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and a musty smell. And to be honest with you,

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the number of times that I have just knuckled down and just cleaned the doggone dish, it is so much easier

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just to clean it. I did it last night, right? Just a bunch of dishes everywhere. 10 minutes later, I'm done. The kitchen was clean. Right. I did not wake up to a messy kitchen, which is my big thing, and it's done. And it cakes on everywhere that

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the water isn't touching. And it just, it makes the problem doubly hard.