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Rubbing your hands together has actually been linked to increasing bacteria counts[1]. I personally quite like the Dyson driers and the new tap seems interesti

• stcredzero 14y ago
  That one study was paid for by Dyson. Also, the result only really supports airblades being better in medical and food preparation contexts. In the context of most public restrooms, transferring commensal bacteria doesn't seem that big a deal. As stated in the article, we all have them and can never get rid of them with ordinary hand washing. I think it suffices in that context for one to wash and dry hands quickly and comfortably. If someone found an epidemiological difference between hand dryer types, I'd pay attention. Otherwise, going by bacteria counts, one should rather lick a toilet seat than eat a tortilla chip with salsa.