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I've seen HappyOrNot terminals in airports (typically at airport restroom exits: "How clean was the restroom?"). This seems like a terrible idea from a health p
by cpeterso 9y ago
I've seen HappyOrNot terminals in airports (typically at airport restroom exits: "How clean was the restroom?"). This seems like a terrible idea from a health perspective! These terminals could be a serious vector for spreading illness, especially for people leaving a dirty restroom in a high-traffic international airport.
- vanderZwan 9y agoNot much worse than a regular door handle, I expect?
- hnal943 9y agoI can't remember the last airport I was at where there was an actual door you had to open. Although that is probably more for convenience w/bags than cleanliness.
- marcosdumay 9y agoAt least around here, crowded places started removing door handles after the SAS epidemics on Asia. I am pretty confident it was because of health issues.
- sangnoir 9y agoI am assuming the airport had stalls with doors, and those doors had latches. I admit I don't travel very widely, but I'm yet to see hands-free stalls. It shouldn't be hard to order the sequence of steps such that washing your hands is your last activity before leaving the bathroom.
- hnal943 9y agoThat's true. I've seen these buttons at the Seattle airport, and they were positioned at the door. But that doesn't mean they would have to be there.
- kaskavalci 9y agoPro tip, always use paper towel to open door when leaving restroom.
- glormph 9y agoAlways press with your elbow. :)
- davewasthere 9y agoYeah, that's where they need a no-touch version... Just a couple of holes where you interrupt an infrared beam would do the trick.
- cpeterso 9y agoGood idea. The airport restrooms already have hands-free sinks and blow dryers. They could incorporate the voting mechanism into hand sanitizers so voting actually reduces the chance of spreading germs. :)