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04-26-2016, 09:18 PM
Ig**re the scary headlines: Dyson Airblade hand dryers are unlikely to make you sick
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It sounds as if it is the teaser before a local nightly newscast: “A popular bathroom hand dryer could be making you ill, tonight at 11:00!”
A controversy that has erupted in the media in recent weeks concerns the top-of-the-line Dyson Airblades, which sound about as deafening as jet engines when they are activated, quickly drying your hands. These devices cost about $1,400 dollars, based on online prices.
SEE ALSO: Dyson's new smart fan will tell you the quality of the air you're breathing (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/dyson-smart-fan/)
A study (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.13014/abstract) published back in January in the Journal of Applied Microbiology aimed to compare the potential for three different hand drying techniques to spread viruses around a bathroom — paper towels, regular warm air dryers and jet air dryers such as the Dyson Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/dyson-airblade-virus-bathroom/)
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It sounds as if it is the teaser before a local nightly newscast: “A popular bathroom hand dryer could be making you ill, tonight at 11:00!”
A controversy that has erupted in the media in recent weeks concerns the top-of-the-line Dyson Airblades, which sound about as deafening as jet engines when they are activated, quickly drying your hands. These devices cost about $1,400 dollars, based on online prices.
SEE ALSO: Dyson's new smart fan will tell you the quality of the air you're breathing (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/dyson-smart-fan/)
A study (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.13014/abstract) published back in January in the Journal of Applied Microbiology aimed to compare the potential for three different hand drying techniques to spread viruses around a bathroom — paper towels, regular warm air dryers and jet air dryers such as the Dyson Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/dyson-airblade-virus-bathroom/)
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