How to Survive Without Showering for a Month

[Music] you're late again and you haven't even showered oh forget it i'm not going to shower but wait saying goodbye to soap could kill you yes you'd better stay tuned before you decide to stop showering here's how to survive without showering for a month okay we all have those lazy weekends where we don't even get close to the shower but what if you hold off for longer than a weekend how about not showering or bathing for a whole month that could have severe consequences so if you've already started this experiment or you're even considering it we've got some tips that can help you survive because there are some places that you really don't want to scratch even if there's an itch if you stop showering could it make you go crazy where's the surprising place with the most bacteria on your body will you stop stinking at some point step one prepare for isolation the first few days won't be a big deal you'll even have more free time if you usually spend 20 minutes a day in the shower and you stop showering for another 75 years you would save 9116 in the shower by the end of your life that's over 12 months of your life when you could be doing something else since you're not showering you're welcome but after the fifth day you would start noticing changes body odor is produced by bacteria that live on your skin and feed on your sweat showering removes many of them so they have to repopulate in the process they favor the types of microbes that produce odor so if you stop showering long enough at some point they will stop reproducing and you will stop stinking but it's only day 10 and you smell right people are avoiding you your social life is gone and since grocery stores don't allow you to enter you could die from starvation but we're millennials you can always order in your goodies online step 2 stay sane as days go by isolation worsens according to the u.s national institutes of health social isolation can lead to high blood pressure heart disease a weakened immune system anxiety depression and even alzheimer's disease each of those can be fatal so you'll need to monitor your physical and mental health seek psychological attention during the experiment i bet you and your doc would prefer to have your sessions online and even though you need to stay active you may not want to sweat too much remember that the bacteria on your skin feed on sweat and that's what makes you stinky step 3 don't ditch soap altogether yes you're trying to survive if you stop taking showers for a month but not washing your hands can kill you almost everything you touch is covered in fecal matter including your cell phone money beard and dishwashing sponges do you know that gym barbells have 62 times more bacteria than public toilets no more pumping weights for you buddy in addition to salmonella and e coli you can get hepatitis b and c herpes ebola zika and even covet 19 from infected surfaces and all of them can kill you but soap is an excellent defense against bacteria and viruses it breaks down the lipid protective gear that bacteria and viruses use to stick to surfaces and infect your body once the soap rips the shield the water can wash off those baddies so if you want to survive you'll need to wash your hands well step 4 avoid sharp surfaces even though washing your hands help dangerous bacteria live on the rest of your body like staphylococcus also called staph when it enters your bloodstream it can lead to an infection known as sepsis and that can lead to septic shock and that can kill you avoid sharp objects that can cut your skin and allow staff to get into your bloodstream step 5 lose weight since you're not using soap you will need to avoid breeding harmful bacteria on your skin and guess where bacteria love to live yes between the warm moist folds of your skin you need to reduce the folds on your body especially if you're well you know overweight sweating will make you even more stinky but you're already isolated so get that cardio done and you can forget about cheat meals for a while step six don't push that button if you're already like most people your belly button is the dirtiest part of your body so what would it be like after weeks without showering scientists at the u.s national human genome research institute found more than 1 000 species of bacteria living on people's navels so you don't want to touch your belly button before you finish this experiment [Music] excellent you have been a social outcast and you smelled like a dead thing but you survived before you celebrate go and enjoy a hot and soapy shower but wait what is that oh no a spider how could you survive arachnophobia let's find out here on how to survive [Music] you

Channel: How to Survive

Views: 243,085

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Id: PpKb13MW-BI

Length: 6min 24sec (384 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 21 2021