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[Evidence Inconclusive] Germ Blaster (mander.xyz)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

Every few years either the paper towels or the dryer spreads more germs, depends on the mood you know.

Edit: Seems like Big Paper™ sent their goons /s https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(11)00967-9/abstract

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Going to need to see your citations for that assertion, sir.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

All air dryers are trash, always have been.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can't fathom how those dyson piece of shit blade hand dryers were chosen at so many places instead of like a Columbia Vortex.

Those nasty ass dysons near guarantee you touch the inside of them, all while misting water back up towards your face.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I always have to imagine I’m playing Operation and it’s going to buzz and light up a red light over my head if I bump the sides.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I kinda got that sense from the moment that “AirBlade” sprayed all my germy hand water up into my face

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Paper towels can be recycled

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

UV kills the germs. They should install lamps. Added bonus everybody gets tan hands.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

And also an organization-wide statistical increase in skin cancer!

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