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Those bathroom hand dryers do spread bacteria around at an alarming rate: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-bacterial-horror-of-the-hot-air-hand-dryer-201
by newsbinator 6y ago
Those bathroom hand dryers do spread bacteria around at an alarming rate: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-bacterial-horror-of-the-hot-air-hand-dryer-2018051113823 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-bacterial-horror-of-...
- cpmsmith 6y ago> the researchers attached high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to the dryers, which would eliminate most of the bacteria from the air passing through the dryer. As I recall, one of the selling features of the Dyson Airblade is that it has a HEPA filter built-in.
- maxerickson 6y agoOn the output?
- KaiserPro 6y agothey might have a hepa filter, but the output drags a tonne of air with it. They are pretty unhygenic, but I'm not sure how bad it is compared to having wet hands.
- sudosysgen 6y agoMaybe one could make an air drier that sucks air around the hands and into a filter instead of onto the hands?