Death By Flip Flop

A new study from the University of Miami shows that flip flops are bacteria factories. They can harbor up to 18,000 different bacteria, including e coli and deadly strains of staph. This does not bode well for my summer.

By Pete McDonald

June 3, 2010

A new study from the University of Miami shows that flip flops are bacteria factories. They can harbor up to 18,000 different bacteria, including e coli and deadly strains of staph.

This does not bode well for my summer.

Written by: Pete McDonald

Pete McDonald is a contributing editor to Power & Motoryacht. Previously, he spent 11 years on the editorial staff of Boating. He has won multiple writing awards and holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.