Do Not Drink Hot Drinks On A Plane!

Who doesn’t want a relaxing hot coffee or tea while chilling on a plane and waiting for it to land? Well, after reading this, you might want to avoid any type of hot beverage while on the plane.

“Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane," a flight attendant told Business Insider. "They will not drink plain coffee, and they will not drink plain tea.” So why not? The answer, which comes from the EPA, is pretty disgusting.
The water used for hot drinks on flights comes straight from the tap rather than from bottles. The EPA did a study on the water back in 2004 and found that 12.6 percent of the samples contained coliform. Not grossed out yet? Coliform count is an indicator of how much fecal matter there is, thus determining the sanitary quality of foods and water.
"Both total coliform and E.coli are indicators that other disease-causing organisms (pathogens) may be present in the water and could potentially affect public health," the study noted.
To make things worse, the EPA also found that of the 158 planes they looked at, two of the planes tested positive for E.coli, which can cause diarrhea and stomach cramps.

Maybe I’ll just stick with the canned beverages next time.

(Image Credit: LeeRosario/ Pixabay)


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