Are you reading this while sitting on the toilet?

If so, you're not alone. 57% of Brits and 85% of under 30s admit to using their phone on the throne. Goodness knows what the others distract their minds with - a bottle of shampoo, bleach, or air freshener perhaps? Solvent abuse can kill instantly, by the way.

It's no surprise, then, that the majority of our liquid damage repairs we see aren't due to sudden downpours or washing-up mishaps, but from poor tech-toilet coordination.

For some reason, women’s clothing (front pockets) still hasn’t evolved to accommodate modern smartphones. Therefore, women are more likely to stash their phones in their back pocket, which leaves it vulnerable to the dreaded double backflip splash entry at the start of descent. When we get a girls phone in, we know that 9 times out of 10, it was a "clean" toilet.

Guys on the other hand... Most of their accidents come from using their phone while peeing - often after a few drinks, which might also explain their apparent inability to aim. Then there's the odd occasion (and odd bloke) who attempts a creative photo or video for the boys group chat, only to be met with karmic justice.

Your phone goes everywhere you go, plus the bottom of bags, pockets, kitchen tops, dirty floors, and public toilets. Hopefully you wash your hands after you use the toilet, but when was the last time you cleaned your phone?

With about 400,000 bacteria on it, your phone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat and likely the filthiest object you touch daily—around 2,500 times a day, to be exact.

In a lab study of everyday mobile phones, researchers found:

Many of the pathogens found on phones are antibiotic resistant, meaning they can cause infections that are harder to treat - whether they affect the skin, gut, or respiratory system.

So be mindful of how and where you handle your phone. Give it a clean once in a while. And please, for the love of God, stop letting your baby suck on it in the supermarket will you!