Fecal Feet and Flip Flops: Grandpa Bostonist Wasn't Just Making This Up

It's a story Bostonist covered weeks ago. Wearing flip flops while walking through town gives you feet covered in fecal matter. Now, the New York press is catching on. A pair of Daily News reporters trudged through the murky streets of New York with nothing on their feet but a pair of flip flops. And the result? "The $3.50 flip-flops harbored approximately 18,100 bacteria of the five most prevalent varieties found. (Unsurprisingly, the pair that made the trip to Coney Island and stopped off in the public restroom had roughly 13,900 more bacteria.)" You don't need to be a cranky old man to add up those numbers and get the right result: Death. [Daily News, via Gothamist]