Posted on 04/14/2016 10:34:43 AM PDT by C19fan
Dyson Airblade hand-driers spread 60 times more germs than standard air dryers, and 1,300 times more than standard paper towels, according to research published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
University of Westminster researchers carrying out the research dipped their hands into water containing a harmless virus. They then dried their hands with either a Dyson Airblade, a standard hot-air dryer, or a paper towel.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The problem with air dryers is that unless they’re scalding hot they primarily just move moisture around, they “dry” largely by blowing the water off your hand, which then just makes the bathroom dirtier even if it doesn’t look that way.
classic example of an engineer getting a hundred million dollars bonus for inventing something that doesn’t work but every establishment has to have one
Not sure of the unit cost, but I am sure they are very expensive and add to the cost of new commercial construction too!
It works perfectly. It wasn't designed to dry your hands, it was designed to avoid the cost of buying paper towels, stocking them and disposing of them.
My pastor’s family was over for dinner and their sons tend to be a bit of a germaphobes. The boys (10 and 12 years old) were coming in from outside and their mom was concerned that they would not wash their hands properly. So I offered to make sure they would do it right.
I had the boys come over and show me their palms. I then promptly (pretended) to spit in their hands. Looks of shock, horror and pained expressions of “I can’t believe I just saw that.” as the boys went “eeeewwwwww” and headed off to the bathroom.
I turned to their mom and said “Now I KNOW that they will get their hands clean”. Since then, their mom threatens to have me check their hands.
They’re also sheer misery for anyone with hyperacusis!
When given a choice in a restroom, always use the paper towels. Air blowers have been a source of Legionaire’s, among other diseases.
Ugh, I don’t even want to go in them!!
I go back into the toilet stall and grab a wad of toilet tissue or a seat cover and dry my hands with them. :-)
“Who wants to blow farts from someone’s a$$ all over their hands?”
I don’t know, but whoever it is I’ll bet they’re a Democrat!
1. According to Wikipedia, University of Westminster research on the Dyson Airblade was sponsored by the paper towel industry.
2. In reference to some of the comments here about air dryers blowing germs from bathroom air on your hands, Dyson Airblades use HEPA filters to remove germs from the air.
I haven’t seen a single airblade with a proper drain. They are ubiquitous where I work (major med device manufacturer). Some of them have delaminated and look horrible where all the water gets blown off into the bottom reservoir and flows over the sides and ultimately onto the wall/floor. I have been splashed in the face/eyes from what was in the bottom of these things when using them.
I doubt the claims that they are hygienic.
your image is
1) Push button
2) Receive bacon
3) Celebrate with jazz hands
that’s both funny & effective.
So where drying your hands on your pants rank?
Same people who want women in the mens restroom and men in the womens restroom.
Yeah this one surprised me. I remember a number of years ago Dyson had a display in some mall showcasing their new at the time airblades and a big selling point was they were much more hygienic than previous air dryers. Also more powerful and quicker to use.
That sentence was supposed to be in the preceding post about those faucets you have to punch your hand up INTO to get the water flowing
Oh, well it applies equally well to the hand dryers
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