[C19fan]

But but...airblades save trees.

[discostu]

They’re way cool. But blowers in general aren’t that effective.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Airblades spread disease which kills more people and reduces the population of people killing the planet. That is a good thing, right?

[Moonman62]

“Hot air blowers are incubators and spewers of bacteria and pestilence. Frankly it’d be more hygienic if they just had a plague-infested gibbon sneeze my hands dry.”

— Sheldon Cooper

[rarestia]

Not sure how it is by anyone else, but having worked for a major hospital group, none of the hospital bathrooms had air dryers. The paper towels they provided were single-ply garbage, but the spread of germs is much more important that “being green” in a hospital.

[rightazrain]

I hate the sound too — like a jet taking off!

[V_TWIN]

MythBusters busted hand driers a while back, never use ‘em if I can help it. ICK!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pFww_EaLiY

[right way right]

Much better thread than the Trump and Cruz wars. I usually shake my hands off and wipe them off on my clothes if all a restroom has is those damn blowers.

[wideminded]

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.

Presumably most people using the Airblade have just washed their hands with soap rather than a virus solution.

[jimpick]

Who wants to blow farts from someone a$$ all over their hands. I wont use them it disgusts me.

[CodeToad]

Hot air dryers suck in feces from the bathroom air and pressure wash your hands with feces. No thanks. I never use them. (Yes, feces are small enough to be airborne. )

[Blue Jays]

Just make sure there are *also* paper towels so we can use them to grasp the filthy restroom door handles.
People take nasty dumps and depart without washing hands, so that is where I really value extra protection.

[Responsibility2nd]

1. Wash Hands.

2. Press Button.

3 Wipe Hand on Shirt.

 

[Menehune56]

Classic case of sub-optimization.

[taxcontrol]

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.

[Ellendra]

They’re also sheer misery for anyone with hyperacusis!

[nuconvert]

When given a choice in a restroom, always use the paper towels. Air blowers have been a source of Legionaire’s, among other diseases.

[freedomlover]

[wideminded]

University of Westminster researchers carrying out the research ...

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.

[ThomasThomas]

So where drying your hands on your pants rank?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Whoever invented the hand drier should be imprisoned for life.