[lifeisstillgood]

Agreed. I tried ages ago to come up with a sort of footpump that would force open the hydraulic closer on most doors, just to avoid the "touch the exit door with my just washed hands, collecting two days worth of other men's urine" - but the pressure / force needed to open a door is huge

[RainaRelanah]

All you need is metal lip at the bottom of the door that you can catch your shoe on to pull open the door. All of our bathroom doors at work have these on the inside.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/63/a3/a4/63a3a43a07cfaff22f0daf5f0...

[Theodores]

Just grab the handle without fear. If the handle is made of brass then you might live.

"Copper and its alloys (brasses, bronzes, cupronickel, copper-nickel-zinc, and others) are natural antimicrobial materials. Ancient civilizations exploited the antimicrobial properties of copper long before the concept of microbes became understood in the nineteenth century. In addition to several copper medicinal preparations, it was also observed centuries ago that water contained in copper vessels or transported in copper conveyance systems was of better quality (i.e., no or little visible slime or biofouling formation) than water contained or transported in other materials."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_co...

Plus the guy before opened the door with some tissue so he didn't touch it anyway, plus doesn't the five second rule apply?

More generally on the Dyson product, remember Dyson is a pro-Brexit guy who said he was going to keep manufacturing in the UK only for it to move to Malaysia. So there are reasons to knock him. Plus those hoovers they make do weigh a metric tonne and have bits of plastic break.

However, the hand dryer product is the only innovation I have seen in bathroom hygiene in public toilets for a long time and the product is superior to those 'hand warmer' dryers of old that actually are almost useless and certainly not as well designed as the Dyson product.

[uf]

I usually just grab another paper towel or toilet paper to open the door. I also carry a small bottle of hand disinfection with me especially in the winter. I use it after e.g. grabbing handle bars or seats on the train. Comes in handy as I not always remember to not touch my face (eyes especially when I'm tired).

[tedmiston]

Same. But, there are plenty of bathrooms these days that don't have paper towels at all.

Kind of a pain point if you have a beard or mustache and just want to clean a sauce or some other messy lunch out of it. Pretty awkward to dry a beard on a hand dryer.

[88e282102ae2e5b]

I just keep the paper towel I used to dry my hands to cover the door handle as I open it, and only then throw it away.

[slantaclaus]

I suppose an air compressor is out of the question?