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Dyson Airblades 'Spread Germs 1,300 Times More Than Paper Towels' (telegraph.co.uk)

Posted by BeauHD on from the achoo-cough-cough dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Journal of Applied Microbiology published a report claiming Dyson Airblade hand-driers spread 60 times more germs than standard air dryers, and 1,300 times more than standard paper towels. The researchers from University of Westminster conducted their research by dipping their hands in water containing a harmless virus. Then, they dried their hands with either a Dyson Airblade, a standard hot-air dryer, or a paper towel. Their research shows the Dyson drier's 430mph blasts of air are capable of spreading viruses up to 3 meters across a bathroom. Typical driers spread viruses up to 75cm (about 2.5ft), and the hand towels 25cm (less than 1ft).

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  1. Yes, but it's a Dyson by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but it's a Dyson which means it cost twice what any other solution cost, so it's go to be good, right?

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    1. Re:Yes, but it's a Dyson by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well most of the reviews on Dyson is that their products either sucks or blows.

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    2. Re:Yes, but it's a Dyson by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dyson Airblades, or as microbiologists like to call the, Dyson Germ Cannons

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    3. Re:Yes, but it's a Dyson by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 4, Funny

      And this is the company that Trump wants to entrust with building a wall around the solar system to keep out aliens?

    4. Re:Yes, but it's a Dyson by Swave+An+deBwoner · · Score: 3, Funny

      And make the damn aliens pay the bill for building it also!

    5. Re: Yes, but it's a Dyson by Ulric · · Score: 3, Funny

      Right, it's the ones peeing into the dryer.

    6. Re: Yes, but it's a Dyson by tripleevenfall · · Score: 3, Funny

      They call those things Dyson Airblades? I thought it was a urinal!

  2. On the other hand... by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny

    It actually gets my hands dry, unlike traditional air dryers ("press button, wipe hands on pants").

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    1. Re:On the other hand... by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought it was "press button, receive bacon"?

    2. Re:On the other hand... by jordanjay29 · · Score: 4, Funny

      WHAT?!

    3. Re: On the other hand... by chaboud · · Score: 5, Funny

      I just stand by the door and wait for someone else to come in... Never costs me more than a few hours...

  3. I'ts been called the world's worst urinal in jest by enjar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Evidently, that's not a joke any longer. As James Dyson says,

    "Like everyone we get frustrated by products that don’t work properly. As design engineers we do something about it."

  4. Re:It says it on the thing! by aliquis · · Score: 5, Funny

    But... But... It's the "world's most hygienic hand dryer!" It says it right on the thing!

    It is.

    All the germs which were on your hands are now up to 3 meters away from you.

  5. Yes, it was to save paper. by tlambert · · Score: 4, Funny

    pretty sure people didn't switch to be "more efficient", wasn't the idea to save paper ?

    Yes, it was to save paper.

    That stuff doesn't grow on trees...

  6. Re:I'ts been called the world's worst urinal in je by Carewolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you tried using one of them as a urinal while they were blowing?

    Worst urinal EVER!!

  7. Re:I dunno about you... by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Honestly my junk is probably cleaner than my hands it's been locked up in clean underwear while my hands have handled money and all kind of other unsanitary things. Wash your hands before you take a whiz.

    My life coach told me that urine is sterile, so i just take a whiz on my hands.

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  8. Re:You can feel the water on your face by amicusNYCL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bathrooms need to replace these damn air blades with a pair of jeans hanging on the wall.

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